February 2nd, 2010
Category: English Lesson Plans
Tags: at, bomb, British, Schools, Science, the brain, Time
“Recently my stepdaughter was at the end of an English lesson and the teacher asked what she had next. When mathematics was mentioned, the teacher indicated that maths was a tough subject and not really what a person doing English should be studying.” This anecdote from Professor Peter Main, director of education and science at the Institute of Physics (IOP), points to the existence of a worryingly archaic attitude in British schools.
The perception that ‘boys do maths and science, and girls do humanities and arts’ is one that most people would scoff at today, but research into the options chosen…
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January 30th, 2010
Category: Books
Tags: 50 early childhood literacy strategies, at, Childhood, Early, early childhood literacy, early childhood literacy strategies, Literacy, Strategies, the brain
- ISBN13: 9780132079198
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Answering the question of how to teach literacy to young children, this thoroughly child-oriented handbook compiles fifty practical strategies that will engage young children in reading and writing and encourage their emerging literacy skills. The choice of strategies is firmly grounded in current research into the brain mechanisms that underlie the skill of reading. In addition, the focus on words–hearing, speaking, writing, and reading them–creates an easy-to-use, easy-to-understand approach that builds on young children’s’ eagerness to communicate with others concerning their thoughts and ideas about the world they live in.…
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January 26th, 2010
Category: Technology Literacy ARTICLES
Tags: at, can you translate greek with dyslexia, common dyslexia jobs, dyslexia, joke, the brain
It is most certain that you have heard the question; “Why is Dyslexia such a hard word to spell?”
However, Dyslexia is no joke!
Almost everybody accepts Dyslexia as a term that indicates a problem with learning. There is not a precise definition, but it is widely accepted that it is a learning disorder.
Whilst for a long time, Dyslexia has been known as a learning difficulty that primarily affects literacy skills, researchers and professionals working with dyslexia suggest that it is less a disorder and more a sign of specially gifted people.
Dyslexia is a disability, not an illness. It can be coped…
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January 23rd, 2010
Category: Articles
Tags: at, Brain, Creative, differentiated instruction, Learning, multiple intelligences, Savvy, teaching, the brain, Tool
Educators with doctorate degrees and over 30 years of teaching experience created a magnetic board game template to provide teachers with creative ways to meet state and federal performance benchmarks by making learning fun. BrainSavvy looks and plays like a game, but in reality it is an easy-to-use “teaching tool” that equips teachers to motivate even bored, indifferent students to create good study habits, often with the help of teammate peers.
Brain Savvy was named the 2008 Education Board Game of the Year by Creative Child Magazine. It works with those who dislike school, as demonstrated by this 5th grade student’s…
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January 21st, 2010
Category: Articles
Tags: Affective, at, Autism, autismsocialstories.com/blog, Communication, teaching, the brain, www.autismsocialstories.com
Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder affecting the brain.
The levels of autism vary from low functioning autism where the person may be non-verbal with additional learning deficits, to high functioning and asperger syndrome where the persons IQ will be average or above average.
With asperger syndrome you often hear this set of individuals referred to as the rain man, little professor or “geek”.
The levels of autism will vary between individuals but there will always be a common thread in the triad of impairments…
…These are:
Social deficits
Communication deficits
Imagination and interaction deficits.
Autism spectrum disorder affects the way each individual processes information and how they develop socially. With autism the individual…
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January 17th, 2010
Category: ESL Articles
Tags: Accent, American, at, challenges, English, Learning, Overcoming, the brain, web
English is often said to be one of the most difficult languages to learn. This is due to several reasons: 1)words in English are often pronounced differently than they are spelled, 2)even though there are rules for pronunciation, there are many exceptions to the rules and 3) some types of words (irregular plurals, irregular verbs) change completely and do not follow grammar rules (ex: goose-geese, see-saw). Because of the many exceptions to pronunciation and grammar rules, many words and grammatical forms must be memorized. This creates a language that can be very difficult to master!
The standard American English accent is…
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January 4th, 2010
Category: Articles
Tags: Adopting, Anger, at, Management., Skills, the brain, Work
There are many, many positive techniques and skills related to anger management. Since anger management seems to affect so many people in society, it is imperative to design and create techniques, teach skills, provide counseling and provide appropriate care and support. Since anger issues affect individuals from childhood to adulthood, obviously it is necessary to teach anger management skills that work for every age group. For the person who is dealing daily with anger problems, it is important to learn skills that will be effective in coping.
One skill that tends to help people deal with negative emotions is acupressure. This…
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