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Revised edition features new research and practical strategies to enhance student comprehension and improve student achievement. Jensen discusses the brain and its various systems and how they affect learning. The author suggests ways for parents to get a child's brain ready for school and explains developing social and emotional skills. Discusses the importance of nutrition, play, recess, and physical education. Describes how to increase student engagement and ways to take advantage of the body's natural rhythms. Discusses how physical environment (temperature, lighting, noise, etc) affects learning. Describes how social interaction affects the brain and cognition. Includes chapters on motivation, critical thinking skills, memory and recall, and brain-based teaching. | |