Baby Teacher - Nurturing Neural Networks From Birth to Age Five

Ever wonder what is going on in a baby's brain? Or how you can best nurture a child's natural development? Or why exactly Bach is better than Mozart for babies? This book will explain why. No technical knowledge is necessary, as Shore makes recent neurological findings accessible to all those who come into contact with young children. Everything a baby experiences in his or her first five years is building the foundation of life's learning potential through the formation of neural networks in the brain. Through increasing the complexity of the early childhood environment in developmentally appropriate ways, we can nurture these neural networks. The visionary educational leader must look beyond the traditional boundaries of the K-12 system, and towards the space between the maternity ward and the kindergarten door.

List of contents

Part 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Finding Faulty Assumptions Chapter 3 Chapter 2 Brain Science for Nonneruologists Chapter 4 Chapter 3 How We Know What We Know Chapter 5 Chapter 4 Nurturing Our Nature Chapter 6 Cahpter 5 Music Matters Chapter 7 Chapter 6 The Bach Effect Chapter 8 Chapter 7 Implications for Education Chapter 9 Chapter 8 Curricular Considerations Chapter 10 Chaper 9 Creating Complex Curriculum for the Crib and Beyond Part 11 Bibliography Part 12 Index

About the author

Rebecca Shore has the distinction of having both a degree in music and doctorate in education administration and policy. She has published numerous articles on early childhood education and has lectured extensively on this topic. She has also produced a series of Bach CDs for children, highlighting the importance of developmental neural network stimulation.

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca A. Shore
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2002
• EAN: 9780810842847
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-4284-7
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 233 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 329 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Educational psychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten