Candi Cosgrove M.Ed

Candi has been teaching for over 28 years in the education field.

Available for:

• Bal-A-Vis-X / Movement Based Learning consultant
• Teacher In-services
• Professional Development
• Parent Education
• Brain Gym 101 Workshop
• Private Consultations
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Phone
(603) 434-9115

Email
info@candicosgrove.com

Located in
Windham, N. H.


What is Bal-A-Vis-X
t Bal-A-Vis-X is a series of Balance / Auditory / Vision eXercises, of varied complexity, most of which are deeply rooted in rhythm. These exercises consist of multiple thousands of physical/auditory/visual midline crossings in three dimensions, crossings that are steadily rhythmic and auditorily based.

t Bal-A-Vis-X enables the entire mind-body system to experience the natural symmetrical flow of a pendulum. These encourage full-body coordination and focused attention. The program utilizes beanbags, racquetballs, balance boards, and multiple principles and activities from Educational Kinesiology. It demands cooperation, promotes self-challenge. It is school friendly and just plain fun.

t Bal-A-Vis-X exercises number more than 300. Individual exercises vary in complexity from one hand tossing/catching a single beanbag (filled with fine grain sand) to both hands bounce-juggling four racquetballs in rhythmic sequence. Partner exercises call for as many as six balls to be in simultaneous motion.

Bal-A-Vis-X is for everyone


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It is effective for:
• Learning disabled: Results include improved cognitive integration
• Behaviorally deficit disordered/attention deficit hyperactive disordered: Results include decreases in impulsivity and increases in attention span
• Gifted: Results include improved physical coordination and stress headaches diminish
• Regular: Results include improved academic success yet requires less effort
• Senior Citizens: Results include improve memory, flexibility & movement

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It benefits:
• Students whose auditory skills are inadequate for academic success. For these students, the rhythmic patterns create new awareness.
• Students whose visual acuity may be 20/20, yet whose vision is deficient in tracking, teaming and discrimination of details.
• For all students the gains in eye-hand coordination, overall confidence, self-esteem, are readily observable.

History
• Bal-A-Vis-X was originated by Bill Hubert, a teacher who instructed language arts and Bal-A-Vis-X lab at the Hadley Middle School in Wichita, Kansas.

More information can be found at the Bal-A-Vis-X website.


Check out these sites for more info:
Bags, Balls and Brains
MOSAIC Integrated Learning
Innovative Connections

This is an abstract on research showing Bal-A-Viz-X and standardized test score correlation. Download here.