How the Brain Learns Mathematics

How the Brain Learns Mathematics
Author: David A. Sousa
Publsiher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2007-09-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781452294919

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Learn how the brain processes mathematical concepts and why some students develop math anxiety! David A. Sousa discusses the cognitive mechanisms for learning mathematics and the environmental and developmental factors that contribute to mathematics difficulties. This award-winning text examines: Children’s innate number sense and how the brain develops an understanding of number relationships Rationales for modifying lessons to meet the developmental learning stages of young children, preadolescents, and adolescents How to plan lessons in PreK–12 mathematics Implications of current research for planning mathematics lessons, including discoveries about memory systems and lesson timing Methods to help elementary and secondary school teachers detect mathematics difficulties Clear connections to the NCTM standards and curriculum focal points

How the Brain Learns

How the Brain Learns
Author: David A. Sousa
Publsiher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1412936616

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Explores new research in brain functioning and translates that information into classroom activities and strategies.

Facilitator s Guide How the Brain Learns Mathematics

Facilitator s Guide  How the Brain Learns Mathematics
Author: David A. Sousa
Publsiher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2008
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781412965903

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The text offers a unique and simplified four-step model for teaching mathematics to PreK--12 students that helps teachers consistently relate what learners experience in the classroom to concrete, real-world applications.

How the Brain Learns Mathematics

How the Brain Learns Mathematics
Author: David A. Sousa
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2008
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 174170457X

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How the Special Needs Brain Learns

How the Special Needs Brain Learns
Author: David A. Sousa
Publsiher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2007
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781412949873

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How the Brain Learns to Read

How the Brain Learns to Read
Author: David A. Sousa
Publsiher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2014-02-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781483333915

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A modern classic, updated for today’s classroom needs No skill is more fundamental to our students’ education than reading. And no recent book has done more to advance our understanding of the neuroscience behind this so-critical skill than David Sousa’s How the Brain Learns to Read. Top among the second edition’s many new features are: Correlations to the Common Core State Standards A new chapter on how to teach for comprehension Much more on helping older struggling readers master subject-area content Ways to tailor strategies to the unique needs of struggling learners Key links between how the brain learns spoken and written language

Brain Compatible Activities for Mathematics Grades 4 5

Brain Compatible Activities for Mathematics  Grades 4 5
Author: David A. Sousa
Publsiher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2017-01-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781634507356

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Brain-Compatible Activities for Mathematics, Grades 4–5 provides brain-friendly, ready-to-use mathematics lessons for the classroom. Teachers will find step-by-step guidance and all the necessary reproducible materials for mathematics instruction that involves group work, reflection, movement, and visualization. Through activities such as Scuba Division, Party Planners, Sunken Treasure, and Parachute Drop, intermediate learners will enjoy developing skills connected with multiplication and division, fractions and decimals, geometry and measurement, algebra, data analysis, and more. Aligned with NCTM standards and focal points, the instructional strategies enhance motivation and content retention, while addressing individual intelligences. Also included is instruction to: Promote writing as an important learning tool Use concrete models to make concepts meaningful Connect mathematical ideas to the real world Incorporate graphic organizers to help students organize their thinking Deepen and revitalize instruction using Sousa’s proven brain-compatible approach for helping every student develop self-confidence in mathematics!

Brain Compatible Activities for Mathematics Grades K 1

Brain Compatible Activities for Mathematics  Grades K 1
Author: David A. Sousa
Publsiher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2017-01-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781634507318

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Using principals from Dr. David A. Sousa’s How the Brain Learns Mathematics, this user-friendly resource provides easy, ready-to-use mathematics lessons for Kindergarten and first grade classrooms. Teachers will find step-by-step guidance and all the necessary reproducible materials for mathematics instruction that involves partners, group work, and class movement. Through activities such as Number Jingle and Math Detective, young learners will enjoy developing skills connected with whole numbers, addition and subtraction, geometrical shapes, measurement, number patterns, and more. Aligned with NCTM standards and focal points, the resources in this book aim to enhance students’ motivation and content retention. Further, the principals in this book: Address individual intelligences Use concrete models to make concepts meaningful Connect mathematical ideas to the real world Incorporate graphic organizers to help students organize their thinking Teach creative problem solving Deepen and revitalize instruction using Sousa’s proven brain-compatible approach for helping every child develop self-confidence in mathematics!