Fear And Learning In Early Childhood Education

In the Early Childhood Education Journal “Understanding Reading Anxiety: New Insights from Neuroscience” by Mary Renck Jalongo and Rae Ann Hirsh, we are told a story about a young boy who is having trouble reading especially in front of people, it seems to give him anxiety, and avoids reading as much as he can. The authors look to neuroscience to help them figure out what the correlation between “fear and learning” (Early Childhood Education Journal Vol. 37 Pg. 432). They look to the recognition network which “identifies letters and words” , the strategic network which “ focuses on understanding the text and monitors progress toward that goal.” and the affective network or the limbic system which “interest, motivation, anxiety…” (Early Childhood