cognitive styles in children

Reviews the theory of multiple intelligences and offers guidelines for designing centers and projects in the classroom that address the unique learning styles of individual students.

Presents the argument that test scores should not be the measure of childhood success, but rather how well the characteristics of perseverance, conscientiousness, self-control, optimism, and curiosity are fostered in our children. Examines the science of character assessment in children.

Describes a variety of strategies educators can use to change the pace, level, or type of instruction in order to reach and teach all learners.

Writing is the subject of this book. Since writing across the curriculum has become an important part of the educational process, some lessons in this book cover more than one subject of the curriculum.

A guide to cognitive type theory and learning style, describing each of the eight choices defined by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator for determining preferences in the context of teaching and learning; and including related readings on learning style and type theory.

Contains tools and strategies to help elementary school teachers and administrators incorporate differentiated teaching in the classrooms with activities for Language Arts, math, science, and social studies. Includes a CD with forty-eight customizable files.

Describes what differentiated instruction is and explains its value, discussing the importance of knowing the learner; methods of assessing; adjusting, compacting, and grouping; and brain-based instructional strategies.