Guide to How Your Child Learns - Understanding the Brain From Infancy to Young Adulthood

In order to create a better learning brain, students must be organized, adaptive, and passionate about learning. Research and follow-up studies of these traits with theoretical knowledge, may suggest why multiple intelligence, child development theory, learning styles, and cognitive development should be included in every teacher's playbook.

List of contents

List of Articles
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Section 1: Early Childhood (ages 2 to 6 years)
Section 2: Late Childhood (ages 7-10 years)
Section 3: Early Adolescence (ages 11-16 years)
Section 4: Late Adolescence to Early Adulthood (ages 17-21 years)
About the Author
References

About the author

David Sortino holds a Master's Degree in Human Development from Harvard University and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Saybrook University, as well as multiple subject and learning handicapped teaching credentials. He has spent 35 years as a teacher, counselor, director and resource specialist in public and private schools, as well as training teachers and counselors at the university level.

Summary

In order to create a better learning brain, students must be organized, adaptive, and passionate about learning. Research and follow-up studies of these traits with theoretical knowledge, may suggest why multiple intelligence, child development theory, learning styles, and cognitive development should be included in every teacher's playbook.

Product details

• Authors: David P Sortino, David P. Sortino
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.11.2017
• EAN: 9781475831832
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-3183-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Brain Smart; Brain Smart
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology, Child & developmental psychology, Advice on parenting, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Teaching skills and techniques, Parenting: advice and issues, EDUCATION / Teaching / General