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Use these powerful training tools to help teachers develop effective instructional strategies for students with learning disabilities! Designed to accompany David A. Sousa's bestseller How the Special Needs Brain Learns, Second Edition, this facilitator's guide provides staff developers and workshop leaders with a complete training resource to help teachers examine and adapt simple and complex learning strategies for students with learning disabilities. Reflecting the latest developments in neuroscience as featured in the companion book, this chapter-by-chapter guide aligns definitive research with an emphasis on students' lifelong independent learning, increased retention, and cognitive flexibility. With these materials, trainers can help educators identify, accommodate, and motivate students with special needs and provide targeted assistance with:Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI) Autism spectrum disorders Asperger Syndrome Reading, writing, and math disabilities ADHD/ADD Emotional and behavioral disorders Highlights for the facilitator include:Chapter summaries Supplemental information for extended learning Discussion questions Activities for individuals or groups Journaling prompts A workshop evaluation form The perfect training tool for professional development coordinators, school leaders, peer coaches, team leaders, and professors, the Facilitator's Guide to How the Special Needs Brain Learns, Second Edition offers powerful strategies for facilitating professional learning groups of any size. See How the Special Needs Brain Learns, Second Edition

One major development since the third edition of this text is the birth of a new academic discipline. Called educational neuroscience or mind, brain, and education science, this field explores how research findings from neuroscience, education, and psychology can inform our understandings about teaching and learning, and whether they have implications for educational practice. This new edition includes updated information on memory systems, especially the changes in working memory capacity; new research findings on how the explosion of technology may be affecting the brain; new information on brain organization and learning, and revised sections on hemispheric specialization;ánew research on how learning the arts enhances cognitive processing and creativity; an expanded Resources section that includes more Internet sites selected for their reliable information on the brain; and more than 150 new oráupdated references, most of which are primary sources for those who wish to explore the actual research studies. This book opens the door to educational neuroscience in the hopes that educators will experience the joy of seeing more students reach their full potential.