learning

Jim Kwik gives advice on improving one's self by improving one's learning skills.

Looks at what science has to say about the role of the body in learning, discussing the brain and physical development, introducing the Brain Gym, a coordinated set of integrative movements that enhance learning, and exploring the need for good nutrition, stress management, and other physical requirements of learning.

Shows parents how to identify their children's strengths and weaknesses to determine their individual learning styles and help them succeed in school. Discusses eight fundamental systems of learning.

Describes twenty strategies teachers may use to engage students' brains in the learning process, based on the findings of learning style theorists and neuroscientists, including the use of humor and stories, the incorporation of games in lessons, singing and dancing, and others.

Provides an overview of MI theory and examines its implications for assessment and teaching from preschool to college admissions.

"An eighty-five-year old student has faced several obstacles throughout his life, but that has never stopped him from pursuing his dream. He attends school where he learns to read, write, and study in order to become a veterinarian. Second-grader Kamau, his buddy, learns that he too can achieve his dreams if he keeps trying no matter what"--Provided by publisher.

A young slave boy risks his life to learn how to read and, with the unsuspecting help of a teacher from the North, begins to realize his dream.

This carefully leveled text compares and contrasts what schools were like in the past to schools of the present!.

Explains how the latest biological research findings can be applied to student-teacher dynamics in the classroom and in American culture, discussing how new information about how the brain works can help teachers better prepare their students for learning.