learning

Provides a description of the Teaching for Understanding Framework, a tool for designing, conducting, and reflecting on classroom practices that encourage student understanding; and features a sampling of planning ideas and aids from teachers who have used the approach in their classrooms.

Explains how movement and dance can be used to enhance learning and creativity in elementary classrooms, from kindergarten through grade six, and provides detailed model lessons for incorporating movement and dance into the curriculum.

Explains a range of learning disorders, including ADHD, dyslexia, and Asperger's syndrome, and examines ways of identifying problems early and taking appropriate remedial action at home, at school, and in the community.