Education : Educational Psychology

Scientists who study child development have recently found that kids who are "smart but scattered" lack or lag behind in crucial executive skills—the core, brain-based habits of mind required to “execute” tasks like getting organized, staying focused, and controlling emotions. Drawing on this revolutionary discovery, school psychologist Peg Dawson and neuropsychologist Richard Guare have developed an innovative program that parents and teachers can use to strengthen kids’ abilities to plan ahead, be efficient, follow through, and get things done. Smart but Scattered provides ways to assess children’s strengths and weaknesses and offers guidance on day-to-day issues like following instructions in the classroom, doing homework, completing chores, reducing performance anxiety, and staying cool under pressure. Small steps add up to big improvements, enabling these kids to build the skills they need to live up to their full potential. More than 40 reproducibles are included. more...

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Kids are naturally curious, but when it comes to school it seems like their minds are turned off. Why is it that they can remember the smallest details from their favorite television program, yet miss the most obvious questions on their history test?. Cognitive scientist Dan Willingham has focused his acclaimed research on the biological and cognitive basis of learning and has a deep understanding of the daily challenges faced by classroom teachers. This book will help teachers improve their practice by explaining how they and their students think and learn—revealing the importance of story, emotion, memory, context, and routine in building knowledge and creating lasting learning experiences. more...

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Offers an overview of ability grouping in education. This book considers selective schooling and ability grouping within schools, such as streaming, banding setting and within-class grouping. It is suitable for students and practitioners taking courses in school effectiveness, education management, and educational psychologists. more...

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Now in a thoroughly revised and updated third edition, this bestselling text provides a comprehensive framework for the direct assessment of academic skills. more...

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This book, through three previous editions and now in its fourth, has called on students to care for themselves and others in ways that encourage health-promoting behavior. more...

Price: $68.95