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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797471403321

Autore

Schwed Amy

Titolo

Brain-friendly study strategies, grades 2-8 : how teachers can help students learn / / Amy Schwed, Janice Melichar-Utter ; acquisitions editor Faye Zucker ; cover designer Lisa Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-4522-9763-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Disciplina

372.13028/1

Soggetti

Study skills - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Study skills - Study and teaching (Middle school)

Brain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""A Guide to Study Strategy Activities in the Chapters, with Corresponding Grade Levels""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 - Introducing the Brain: Hooking Into Your Memory""; ""Overview""; ""Chapter 2 - Learning What Works for You""; ""Modalities and Styles Awareness""; ""Chapter 3 - Rethinking How We Learn""; ""Each Brain is Unique""; ""Chapter 4 - This Way to a Healthy Brain""; ""The All-Important “TIONS�""; ""Chapter 5 - Be-Boppin� the Brain""; ""Musical Rhythmic Studying""; ""Chapter 6 - Talking Tightens Memory""

""Walking down Verbal/Linguistic Lane""""Chapter 7 - Pumping up Memory With Muscles""; ""Running on the Body/Kinesthetic Track""; ""Chapter 8 - Seeing Your Thoughts""; ""Sightseeing on the Visual/Spatial Route""; ""Chapter 9 - Organizing to Know""; ""Marching down Trails of Logic""; ""Chapter 10 - Learning Together""; ""It�s More Than Just Me""; ""Chapter 11 - Timing is Everything""; ""Planning the Journey""; ""Chapter 12 - Thinking About How We Study""; ""Understanding the Path to Classroom Success""; ""Appendix""; ""References""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Presents creative, research-based study strategies covering all content



areas and tailored to elementary and middle school students' individual learning styles, including auditory, visual, and kinesthetic modalities.