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Download this handout to share this pyramid with parents and educators.
Our central nervous system is the foundation for all learning. So many behavioral approaches focus only on skill acquisition at the top of the pyramid without considering the whole child and their development. These higher level functions are highly dependent on our regulation and ability to process Our central nervous system is the foundation for all learning. So many behavioral approaches focus only on skill acquisition at the top of the pyramid without considering the whole child and their development. These higher level functions are highly dependent on our regulation and ability to process different motor and sensory inputs in our environment. We can become overly focused on end results and get frustrated when a child can’t attend or practice their target skill. If we don’t zoom out and look at the whole child, we miss key individual differences that are at the foundation of learning.
Graphic: Pyramid of Learning (Taylor, Trott 1991)