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Jordan, Dale R. – 2002
This book aims to interpret recent research on dyslexia into practical information for those who work with individuals with dyslexia. Chapter 1 summarizes new information about how genetic codes determine brian development and how differences in brain structure cause dyslexia. Chapter 2 explains the perceptual and emotional nature of dyslexia.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disability Identification, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia
Renzulli, Joseph S.; Rizza, Mary G.; Smith, Linda H. – 2002
This book is a manual for the administration and interpretation of the Learning Styles Inventory, Version III (LSI-III). Part 1 is reproducible (so each teacher who administers the LSI can have a copy) and answers the following concerns: what the LSI-III is and what it measures; administering and scoring the LSI-III; interpreting students' scores…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Individual Differences
Algozzine, Bob; Ysseldyke, James – 1992
This book presents an instructional improvement system based on critical instructional factors identified by research. Teaching activities are provided for each of four components of effective teaching--planning, managing, delivering, and evaluating instruction. For each component, several teaching principles are identified and explained, and for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Delivery Systems, Educational Planning, Educational Principles
Sprenger, Marilee – 1999
Based on the assumption that the more teachers know about brain science, the better prepared they will be to make instructional decisions, this book presents information on current research regarding learning and memory, and applies the research to situations that educators face daily. Chapter 1 examines the structure of the brain and its…
Descriptors: Attention, Brain, Classroom Environment, Educational Practices
Menges, Robert J., Ed.; Weimer, Maryellen, Ed. – 1996
This collection of 15 essays is designed to help improve college instruction through reflection that results in better practice, to make teaching more student-centered, and to further a more connected view of teaching and learning. It includes: (1) "Why Scholarship Is the Bedrock of Good Teaching" (Maryellen Weimer); (2) "Teaching and Today's…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Cooperation, Cultural Pluralism
Jackson, Anthony W.; Davis, Gayle A. – 2000
Carnegie Corporation's landmark 1989 report, "Turning Points: Preparing American Youth for the 21st Century," focused national attention on the long-neglected needs of adolescent youth. In the following decade, hundreds of middle grades schools implemented "Turning Points" principles, and many others adopted similar and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment
