Brain Literacy for Educators and Psychologists (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional)

by Virginia W. Berninger

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Although educators are expected to bring about functional changes in the brain--the organ of human learning--they are given no formal training in the structure, function or development of the brain in formal or atypically developing children as part of their education. This book is organized around three conceptual themes: First, the interplay between nature (genetics) and nurture (experience and environment) is emphasized. Second, the functional systems of the brain are explained in terms show more of how they lead to reading, writing and mathematics and the design of instruction. Thirdly, research is show less

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Nonfiction, Science & Nature
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611.81Applied science & technologyMedicine & healthHuman anatomy, cytology, histologyNervous SystemEncephalon; Brain
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QP376 .B527SciencePhysiologyPhysiologyNeurophysiology and neuropsychology
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