Brain literacy for educators and psychologists / Virginia W. Berninger and Todd L. Richards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berninger, Virginia Wise.

Contributor:

Richards, Todd L.

Series:

Practical resources for the mental health professional.

Practical resources for the mental health professional

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brain.

Neurophysiology.

Developmental neurobiology.

Learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (397 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdan ; Boston : Academic Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 of how they lead to reading, writing and mathematics and the design of instruction. Thirdly, research is

Contents:

Front Cover; Brain Literacy for Educators and Psychologists; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; PART I: WHAT ED UCATORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE BRAIN; Chapter 1. Introduction and Conceptual Foundations; Brain Literacy for Educators; Linking Brain and Literacy Research; Systems Approach to Brain and Literacy Instruction; Nature-Nurture Interactions; Biological Constraints on Academic Learning; Educational Constraints on Literacy Learning; Techniques for Studying the Brain and Brain-Behavior Relationships in Learning; Life Long Learning; Making Connections

Chapter 2. General Principles of Microstructure and MicrofunctionHistorical Background; Microstructure of Brain Architecture; Microfunction of the Brain; Mental Computations Underlying Mental Processes; Recommendations for Further Reading; Making Connections; Chapter 3. General Principles of Macrostructure and Macrofunction; Historical Background; Macrostructure; Macrofunction; Comparison of Technologies for Brain Analysis at the Macrolevel; Recommended Reading; Making Connections; Chapter 4. General Principles of Brain Development; Fertilization and Neurulation; Six Neural Processes

NeuromaturationEmergent Normal Variation; Nature-Nurture Processing Mechanisms; Other Developmental Issues; Development of Functional Systems; Neurological Constraints; Genetic Constraints; Recommended Readings; Making Connections; PART II: LINKING BRAIN RESEARCH TO LITERACY RESEARCH; Chapter 5. Building a Reading Brain Neurologically; Creating a Reading System from Other Brain Systems; Coordinating Component Functions in Functional Systems; In Vivo Functional Imaging Studies of Reading; Recommendations for Further Reading; Making Connections

Chapter 6. Building a Writing Brain NeurologicallyDispelling Myths about Writing; Developmental Trajectory; In Vivo Functional Imaging Studies of Writing; Building a Writing Brain; Developmental Reorganization of the Writing Brain; Recommendations for Further Reading; Making Connections; Chapter 7. Building a Computing Brain Neurologically; Development of Quantitative Thinking; In Vivo Functional Imaging Studies of Math; Building a Computing Brain; Developmental Reorganization of Computing Brain; Recommended Reading; Making Connections; PART III: LINKING LITERACY RESEARCH TO BRAIN RESEARCH

Chapter 8. Building a Reading Brain PedagogicallyPedagogy for Creating a Novice Reading Brain; Pedagogy for Creating a Developing Reading Brain; Implementing Research-Supported Instructional Design Principles; From Debates to Wars to Collaborative Problem Solving; Recommended Reading; Making Connections; Chapter 9. Building a Writing Brain Pedagogically; Pedagogy for Creating a Novice Writing Brain; Pedagogy for Creating a Developing Writing Brain; Implementation of Research-Supported Instructional Design Principles; Future Directions; Recommendations for Further Reading; Making Connections

Chapter 10. Building a Computing Brain Pedagogically

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-03262-X

9786611032623

0-08-050026-9

0-585-46911-3

OCLC:

182732060