Best practice? advice provided to teachers about the use of Brain Gym ^® in Australian schools

Perceptual motor programs continue to be used in Australian schools despite evidence showing they do not influence academic learning. Brain Gym ^® is one perceptual motor program that is used in schools in Australia and overseas. There is little evidence to support the claims made about the benefits of Brain Gym ^®; its theoretical underpinning has been subject to criticism by neuroscientists. A search was made of Internet sites, including state department of education sites to locate information provided to teachers about Brain Gym ^®. Although education departments and others responsible for providing advice and professional development to teachers espouse research-based practice, they continue to endorse and support the use of Brain Gym ^®.