Pt. I. What Educators Need to Know About the Brain. 1. Introduction and Conceptual Foundations. 2. General Principles of Microstructure and Microfunction. 3. General Principles of Macrostructure and Macrofunction. 4. General Principles of Brain Development -- Pt. II. Linking Brain Research to Literacy Research. 5. Building a Reading Brain Neurologically. 6. Building a Writing Brain Neurologically. 7. Building a Computing Brain Neurologically -- Pt. III. Linking Literacy Research to Brain Research. 8. Building a Reading Brain Pedagogically. 9. Building a Writing Brain Pedagogically. 10. Building a Computing Brain Pedagogically -- Pt. IV. Educational Applications of Brain-Literacy Links. 11. Implications for Educational Policy. 12. Implications for Classroom Practice
Summary
A textbook for a pre-service or in-service course teaching basic neuroscience and brain imaging to teachers and other professionals who asses children with school learning problems. It is also suitable as a supplementary text in courses on literacy or numeracy. The purpose is to provide general principles rather than a plethora of facts