This series of articles by Dr. Christopher Reynolds on a variety of topics related to learning development. Reynolds first presents four principles to his philosophy of learning and then discusses how the brain functions in the learning process.

The human brain naturally learns, says Reynolds. A child’s brain can’t help but learn. It is in learning – a physical, emotional and mental phenomenon, that a child develops. Not only does a child want, and need, to learn, but when a child learns something new, an endorphin – a pleasure chemical, is released that says ‘that was fun, lets learn some more’. Where learning is fun, a child continues to learn.opportunities for learning, there can by difficulties, or dysfunctions, in the processing of information through the body’s sensory and neurological processing systems. These ‘difficulties’ cause impairments to detecting, interpreting and the integration of information and hinder the learning process. These issues which can be addressed.