Speed learning for kids [[electronic resource] ] : the must-have brain-training tools to succeed at school / / Bill Handley

• Autore: Handley Bill
• Pubblicazione: Milton, Qld., : Wrightbooks, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (185 p.)
• Disciplina: 153.15; 371.9046
• Soggetto topico: Speed reading; Educational acceleration
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Speed Learning for Kids; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; How to learn effectively; Good students use better methods; Ineffective and inefficient learning methods; Who is this book for?; Part I: The brain-training tools; Chapter 1: Making mental pictures; Imagination and learning; Active learning is the secret; Linking new information to old information; Making better mental pictures; Now let's see how well this has worked; How long will I remember what I have learned?; Chapter 2: Using rhyming reminders; The reminder system of memory training ; Learn the characteristics of living thingsSix properties of magnets - another example; Improving your understanding; A fun way to practise; Chapter 3: Learning look-alike reminders; Look-alike reminders; Remembering a shopping list; Chapter 4: Creating logical reminders; Increasing the reminders to 30; Learning the list of Australian prime ministers; Learning abstract information; Part II: Learn like a genius; Chapter 5: How to learn to spell like a genius; Making links; Some spelling rules; What to do when you don't know the rule; Alphabet reminders ; Chapter 6: How to solve problems like a geniusThe power of visualising; Using reminders develops creative thinking skills; Courses on creative thinking and concentration; Answers; Chapter 7: How to write like a genius; How to write to present an argument or persuasive essay; Using the reminders to generate ideas; How to write a story essay; Good grammar; Chapter 8: How to summarise information like a genius; Using the reminders to write a summary; Chapter 9: How to speak like a genius; Some rules for giving a good talk; Speaker's nerves; Chapter 10: How to learn a language like a genius ; Fast, easy way to learn a languagePlay with the language; Using the link system to learn vocabulary; Play at languages - don't work at them; Chapter 11:How to sit tests like a genius; Before the exam; Doing the exam; Examination nerves; Part III: Some more fun with speed learning; Chapter 12: Playing a memory party game; Making links; The linking list method; Missing number stunt; More stunts; Chapter 13: Learning word-for-word; Here's my method; Let's learn the second verse of 'Advance Australia Fair'; Chapter 14: Memorising big numbers; Remembering numbers; Phonetic values ; Turning the letters into wordsA few simple rules; Using the phonetic values to memorise numbers; Phonetic reminders; Chapter15: Learning the US presidents; Remembering the names of US presidents; Afterword; Begin using the reminders immediately; Try these stunts and impress your friends; The methods work, but you won't benefit unless you use them; Frequently asked questions; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Proven strategies to help kids learn faster and better, from bestselling author Bill Handley Kids who succeed at school aren't necessarily smarter than other kids. Often, they're simply better at learning. Speed Learning for Kids helps you teach your child how to thrive at school by learning more in less time with less effort. The brain-training techniques in this book will enable kids to not just learn faster, but enjoy their learning, memorise as they go, and absorb as much in ten minutes as they normally would in two hours of study. How is it possible? These nontraditiona
• Titolo autorizzato: Speed learning for kids
• ISBN: 0-7303-7721-0; 1-283-59902-3; 9786613911476; 0-7303-7720-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461978503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II