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COLLEGE READING: THE SCIENCE AND STRATEGIES OF EXPERT READERS,
International Edition approaches reading from a thinking skills
perspective by explaining how we think, learn, and read. This
expert group of authors credibly incorporates widely proven brain
research and learning theory into a user-friendly dynamic reading
textbook aimed at diverse learners. The bridge from the scientific
research to the classroom is carefully crafted so that not only
will students learn to read more efficiently, but they will also
learn how to learn more efficiently. By explaining the brain
science of reading, COLLEGE READING: THE SCIENCE AND STRATEGIES OF
EXPERT READERS, International Edition empowers students with the
knowledge that they can change their brain into a more effective
reading brain. COLLEGE READING: THE SCIENCE AND STRATEGIES OF
EXPERT READERS, International Edition teaches students how to read
by providing interactive learning and reading opportunities--Making
Connections, Brain Connections, Activities, Practice with a Reading
Passage, Post Test, and Brain Strength Options--so that students
are discovering, understanding, and remembering essential reading
skills they can apply to their future coursework. All students can
be naturally motivated, expert readers and learners with COLLEGE
READING: THE SCIENCE AND STRATEGIES OF EXPERT READERS,
International Edition.
''Handle With Care' should be on the front cover so that the eager
teacher uses the book as an inspirational resource' Roy Bentley,
Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia 'A wonderful
guidebook for people moving toward constructivism and for many who
are already there' Geoffrey Caine, Director, Caine Learning
'Fosters a refreshing educational discourse of possibility and
offers some very useful classroom strategies that work with today's
youth' Peter P. Grimmett, Director, Institute for Studies in
Teacher Education, Simon Fraser University Kindle students'
excitement for learning with transformative, field-tested
strategies and lessons! Students are natural thinkers and
pattern-seekers who are born to learn. Tapping into their innate
abilities is the key to engaging students in their own learning.
This innovative guide helps teachers maximize student engagement
and achievement by combining brain research, classroom
applications, and teaching skills based on the Natural Human
Learning Process (NHLP). Ideal for preservice and inservice teacher
training and professional development, this superb resource covers:
- Working with diverse learners from PreK through high school and
beyond - Curriculum applications and sample lessons across content
areas, teaching methods, and learning styles - Research and theory,
instructional planning and strategies, assessment, teaching for
transfer, and more.
In this updated edition of the extraordinary book that linked brain
research and the classroom, Smilkstein incorporates all-new
research on brain-compatible teaching and the implications of the
brain's natural learning process for how teachers can design and
deliver effective lesson plans and curriculum. The author's unique
research with almost 7,000 students and educators reveals how
people experience their own natural learning. In this book
Smilkstein breaks down the physiological as well as the emotional
development of learning into practitioner-friendly terms
well-grounded in research, with special emphasis in this revised
edition upon the use of technology in schools; strategies to reach
gifted students as well as those who are diagnosed with ADD, ADHD,
and autism spectrum disorders; and upon the 7 magic words-"see if
you can figure this out"-that lie at the heart of curriculum
development to engage all learners.
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