Brain-friendly strategies for developing student writing skills. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Anne Hanson.
• Other Names: Hanson, Anne, 1950-; Hanson, Anne, 1950-
• Contents: Acknowledgments; About the Author; Preface; 1. Introducing the Brain-Compatible Framework for Student Achievement; Four Brain-Compatible Classroom Principles; Five Core Propositions of Accomplished Teaching; Six Features of Effective Instruction; The Brain-Compatible Framework for Student Achievement; A Brain Journey; Celebrating the Learning Brain; 21st-Century Brain-Compatible Teachers; 21st-Century High-Stakes-Tested Students; Can You Hear Me Now?; Questions for Reflection; 2. Making Connections Across Instruction, Curriculum, and Life; Characteristics of Feature One; Reflecting on the Brain-Compatible Framework and Feature One; The Brain-Compatible Framework With Feature One in Action; Learning About Our Students; Brain Surveys; Writing Connections; Writing: Pleasure or Pain?; Seven Stages of Brain-Friendly Writing Instruction; Verbs Are Your Friends: Describing Verbs; How, Why, and What Verbs; Questions for Reflection; 3. Teaching Skills in Multiple Lesson Types; Characteristics of Feature Two; Separate, Simulated, and Integrated Instruction; Reflecting on the Brain-Compatible Framework and Feature Two; The Brain-Compatible Framework With Feature Two in Action; Questions for Reflection; 4. Integrating Test Preparation Into Instruction; Characteristics of Feature Three?s Successful Teachers; Reflecting on the Brain-Compatible Framework and Feature Three; The Brain-Compatible Framework With Feature Three in Action; Test Savvy; Hero Quest; Questions for Reflection; 5. Teaching Students Strategies for Doing the Work; Characteristics of Feature Four; Reflecting on the Brain-Compatible Framework and Feature Four; The Brain-Compatible Framework With Feature Four in Action; The Clue to Exact Writing; Setting the Stage for Authentic Assessment and Learning; Questions for Reflection; 6. Expecting Generative Thinking; Characteristics of Feature Five; Reflecting on the Brain-Compatible Framework and Feature Five; The Brain-Compatible Framework and Feature Five in Action; Generative Thinking in Elementary School; Generative Thinking in Middle School; Generative Thinking in High School; Writing and Generative Thinking; Questions for Reflection; 7. Fostering Cognitive Collaboration; Characteristics of Feature Six; Reflecting on the Brain-Compatible Framework and Feature Six; The Brain-Compatible Framework and Feature Six in Action; Collaboration and Seating Arrangements; Cognitive Collaboration Beyond the Classroom: Community Writing Partners; Celebrate the Results; Authors' Day; Questions for Reflection; 8. Envisioning Every Child as a Lifelong Learner; References; Index;
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (200 pages)
• Subjects: 372.62/3; English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Elementary); English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Middle school); Cognitive styles in children
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452280448; 1452280444
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