Brain Literacy for Educators and Psychologists

By: Virginia W. Berninger, Todd L. Richards

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Hardcover | 8 May 2002

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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 of how they lead to reading, writing and mathematics and the design of instruction. Thirdly, research is presented, not as a finished product, but as a step forward within the field of educational neuropsychology. The book differs from neuropsychology and neuroscience books in that it is aimed at practitioners, focuses on high incidence neuropsychological conditions seen in the classroom, and is the only book that integrates both brain research with the practice of effective literacy, and mathematics instruction of the general and special education school-aged populations.

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"The authors, respected researchers and educators in this field, have developed an excellent resource for psychologists, educators, and graduate students... Brain Literacy for Educators and Psychologists is an excellent book... The book's content and explicit and implicit messages need to be widely disseminated to 21st-century educators." -CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY

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Non-Fiction Education Educational Psychology Psychology Physiological & Neuro-Psychology, Biopsychology Cognition & Cognitive Psychology Teaching of Specific Groups with Special Educational Needs Medicine Other Branches of Medicine Clinical Psychology Psychotherapy

Foreword	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
What Educators Need to Know about the Brain
Introduction and Conceptual Foundations
Brain Literacy for Educators	p. 3
Linking Brain and Literacy Research	p. 6
Systems Approach to Brain and Literacy Instruction	p. 7
Nature-Nurture Interactions	p. 9
Biological Constraints on Academic Learning	p. 11
Educational Constraints on Literacy Learning	p. 12
Techniques for Studying the Brain and Brain-Behavior Relationships in Learning	p. 13
Life Long Learning	p. 15
Making Connections	p. 17
General Principles of Microstructure and Microfunction
Historical Background	p. 19
Microstructure of Brain Architecture	p. 21
Microfunction of the Brain	p. 26
Mental Computations Underlying Mental Processes	p. 29
Recommendations for Further Reading	p. 30
Making Connections	p. 31
General Principles of Macrostructure and Macrofunction
Historical Background	p. 33
Macrostructure	p. 34
Macrofunction	p. 51
Comparison of Technologies for Brain Analysis at the Macrolevel	p. 63
Recommended Reading	p. 74
Making Connections	p. 74
General Principles of Brain Development
Fertilization and Neurulation	p. 78
Six Neural Processes	p. 78
Neuromaturation	p. 83
Emergent Normal Variation	p. 84
Nature-Nurture Processing Mechanisms	p. 84
Other Developmental Issues	p. 87
Development of Functional Systems	p. 93
Neurological Constraints	p. 96
Genetic Constraints	p. 103
Recommended Readings	p. 104
Making Connections	p. 105
Linking Brain Research to Literacy Research
Building a Reading Brain Neurologically
Creating a Reading System from Other Brain Systems	p. 111
Coordinating Component Functions in Functional Systems	p. 133
In Vivo Functional Imaging Studies of Reading	p. 133
Recommendations for Further Reading	p. 163
Making Connections	p. 164
Building a Writing Brain Neurologically
Dispelling Myths about Writing	p. 168
Developmental Trajectory	p. 175
In Vivo Functional Imaging Studies of Writing	p. 178
Building a Writing Brain	p. 185
Developmental Reorganization of the Writing Brain	p. 187
Recommendations for Further Reading	p. 191
Making Connections	p. 192
Building a Computing Brain Neurologically
Development of Quantitative Thinking	p. 196
In Vivo Functional Imaging Studies of Math	p. 201
Building a Computing Brain	p. 204
Developmental Reorganization of Computing Brain	p. 208
Recommended Reading	p. 209
Making Connections	p. 210
Linking Literacy Research to Brain Research
Building a Reading Brain Pedagogically
Pedagogy for Creating a Novice Reading Brain	p. 219
Pedagogy for Creating a Developing Reading Brain	p. 233
Implementing Research-Supported Instructional Design Principles	p. 240
From Debates to Wars to Collaborative Problem Solving	p. 241
Recommended Reading	p. 244
Making Connections	p. 245
Building a Writing Brain Pedagogically
Pedagogy for Creating a Novice Writing Brain	p. 251
Pedagogy for Creating a Developing Writing Brain	p. 256
Implementation of Research-Supported Instructional Design Principles	p. 263
Future Directions	p. 268
Recommendations for Further Reading	p. 269
Making Connections	p. 270
Building a Computing Brain Pedagogically
Pedagogy for Creating a Novice Computing Brain	p. 278
Pedagogy for Creating a Developing Computing Brain	p. 284
Implementing Research-Supported Instructional Design Principles	p. 288
Recommendations for Further Reading	p. 292
Making Connections	p. 293
Educational Applications of Brain-Literacy Links
Implications for Educational Policy
School Entrance Age	p. 299
Grade Repetition	p. 300
Early Identification and Intervention	p. 302
Progress Monitoring	p. 302
Educational Diagnosis	p. 303
Teacher Education	p. 303
Dealing with Biocultural Diversity	p. 305
The Educational Pendulum and Educating the Public	p. 306
Impact of an In Vivo Teacher Researcher: From Her Own Classroom to all the Classrooms in the State	p. 307
Recommendations for Further Reading	p. 310
Making Connections	p. 310
Implications for Classroom Practice
Teachers Implementing Scientifically Supported Teaching Practices	p. 314
Defining Brain-based Education	p. 315
Brain-based Instructional Design Procedures	p. 319
Brain-based Educational Assessment and Intervention	p. 322
True Accountability	p. 322
Recommendations for Further Reading	p. 325
Making Connections	p. 326
Glossary	p. 329
References	p. 335
Index	p. 369
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