Format:
Books
by
Carey, Benedict,
Call Number
153.15 C27h
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
xvi, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
In How We Learn, award-winning science reporter Benedict Carey sifts through decades of education research and landmark studies to uncover the truth about how our brains absorb and retain information. What he discovers is that, from the moment we are born, we are all learning quickly, efficiently, and automatically; but in our zeal to systematize the process we have ignored valuable, naturally enjoyable learning tools like forgetting, sleeping, and daydreaming. Is a dedicated desk in a quiet room really the best way to study? Can altering your routine improve your recall? Are there times when distraction is good? Is repetition necessary? Carey's search for answers to these questions yields a wealth of strategies that make learning more a part of our everyday lives--and less of a chore.
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Books
Edition
1st ed.
by
Smith, Keri.
Call Number
153.35 SMITH KERI
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
204 p. : ill., some col. ; 23 cm.
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Books
Edition
First edition.
by
Boaler, Jo, 1964-
Call Number
370.152 BOALER JO
Publication Date
2019
Physical Description
248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
From the moment we enter school as children, we are made to feel as if our brains are fixed entities, capable of learning certain things and not others, influenced exclusively by genetics. This notion follows us into adulthood, where we tend to simply accept these established beliefs about our skillsets (i.e. that we don't have "a math brain" or that we aren't "the creative type"). These damaging--and as new science has revealed, false--assumptions have influenced all of us at some time, affecting our confidence and willingness to try new things and limiting our choices, and, ultimately, our futures. Stanford University professor, bestselling author, and acclaimed educator Jo Boaler has spent decades studying the impact of beliefs and bias on education. In Limitless Mind, she explodes these myths and reveals the six keys to unlocking our boundless learning potential. Her research proves that those who achieve at the highest levels do not do so because of a genetic inclination toward any one skill but because of the keys that she reveals in the book. Our brains are not "fixed," but entirely capable of change, growth, adaptability, and rewiring. Want to be fluent in mathematics? Learn a foreign language? Play the guitar? Write a book? The truth is not only that anyone at any age can learn anything, but the act of learning itself fundamentally changes who we are, and as Boaler argues so elegantly in the pages of this book, what we go on to achieve.
Format:
Books
by
Brinkerhoff, Shirley.
Call Number
371.9
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
127 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Summary
Examines the most common learning disabilities and explains in a clear and understandable way how these conditions are diagnosed and what help is available to students who have them.
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Youth with special needs
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Books
by
Boser, Ulrich,
Call Number
153.15 BOSER ULRICH
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
xxvi, 277 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary
An education researcher maps out the new science of learning, showing how simple techniques like comprehension check-ins and making material personally relatable can help people gain expertise in dramatically better ways than simple rote memorization.
Format:
Books
Edition
First edition.
by
Dotlich, Rebecca Kai,
Call Number
JE DOTLICH REBECCA
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Summary
"This story begins and ends with the sky that is always above you. In between, a young rabbit travels through the wide world, experiencing joy and sorrow and all the wonder that the world has to offer. Along the way he chooses a path, explores the unknown, and ventures along trails on and off the map. And at the end of the journey, braver and more confident, he returns home, the place he can always count on and will always know."--provided by Amazon.com.
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Books
by
Ferrin, Wendy Wakefield.
Call Number
E FER
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
28, 28 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
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Caileag a bha coma.
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Books
by
Tobias, Cynthia Ulrich, 1953-
Call Number
370.1523 T62w
Publication Date
1994
Physical Description
168 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Format:
Books
Edition
Rev. ed., Delta/Seymour Lawrence ed.
by
Holt, John Caldwell, 1923-
Call Number
370.15 HOLT JOHN 1983
Publication Date
1983
Physical Description
xii, 303 p. ; 21 cm.
Format:
Books
Edition
First edition.
by
Flink, David,
Call Number
371.9 F62t
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
x, 308 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Summary
"When parents are told their child has a learning disability, they need more information. Thinking Differently is just the resource to meet that need. David Flink, leader of Eye to Eye, a national mentoring program for children with learning differences, explains each learning disability in layman's terms to prepare parents to speak knowledgeably with teachers about their child's specific challenges..."
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Inspiring guide for parents of children with learning disabilities Guide for parents of children with learning disabilities
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Books
by
Berger, Gilda.
Call Number
371.9 BER G
Publication Date
1978
Physical Description
85 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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An Impact book
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