Donna Wilson, Marcus Conyers

Flourishing in the First Five Years (eBook, ePUB)

Connecting Implications from Mind, Brain, and Education Research to the Development of Young Children

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Flourishing in the First Five Years: Connecting Mind, Brain, and Education Research to the Development of Young Children will take you on a fascinating journey of discovery about what you can do to experience the thrill of helping all young children realize more of their unique potential. Packed with practical strategies and inspiring research about how learning changes the brain this book will empower you with ideas you can apply right away that can positively change children's lives forever.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475803198
• Artikelnr.: 39960771

Autorenporträt

Donna Wilson, PhD, is an educational and school psychologist whose work in cognitive education focuses on areas including cognition in the classroom, metacognition, attention, memory, motivation, and approaches and strategies to improve teaching and learning for students of all ages. Donna is an adjunct professor and lead developer of graduate programs with a major in Brain-Based Teaching with the Abraham S. Fischler School of Education at Nova Southeastern University and Head of Academic Affairs for the Center for Innovative Education and Prevention. Her passion is for empowering educators with the resources they need to help all learners reach more of their unique potential.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Plasticity and Potential: What Early Childhood Educators Can
Learn from Educational Neuroscience
Chapter 2 Ten Key Facts About How the Brain Develops
Chapter 3 Nurturing the Brain and Body: Nutrition and Movement
Chapter 4 Cultivating Optimism: How Positive Emotions Support Learning
Chapter 5 Playing with Language: The Power of Conversation and Reading
Aloud
Chapter 6 Thinking, Creativity, and Problem Solving
Chapter 7 Addressing Risks to Healthy Development
Conclusion
Glossary
References