learning

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.

A guide to the use of journal writing for personal and professional development, with tips on integrating the practice into courses and in support of activities, and includes information on assessment, reflective writing, use of narrative techniques, and more.

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.

Explains for grades four and up how memory works and how and when to review information for the best recall, discussing such strategies as mnemonics and presenting several reproducible review games.