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Title: Arts With The Brain In Mind
Author: Eric Jensen
ISBN: 0-87120-514-9
Colour: Black
Summary: This book presents the definitive case, based on what we know about the brain and learning, for making arts a core part of the basic curriculum and thoughfully integrating them into every subject.

Title: Brain Gym
Author: Paul E. Dennison & Gail E. Dennison
ISBN: 0-942143-02-7
Colour: Black
Summary: The companion guide to the Brain Gym book, for parents, educators and all others interested in the relationship between movement and whole-brain learning.

Title: Bullies Are A Pain In The Brain
Author: Trevor Romain
ISBN: 1-57542-023-6
Colour: Black
Summary: If you're sick of being picked on, pushed around, threatened, or teased, this book is for you. Trevor understands what a pain bullies are, and he knows how you can become bully proof.

Title: First Steps To A Physical Basis Of Concentration
Author: Roy Anderson
ISBN: 1-8998363-4-9
Colour: Black
Summary: This book identifies the traditionally ignored physical causes of inattention. Children's conduct and learning problems can be due to poor concentration, and this is frequently viewed as a behavioural problem.

Title: Hands On
Author: isabel Cohen & Marcelle Goldsmith
ISBN: 0-942143-12-4
Colour: Black
Summary: How to use brain gym in the classroom - a practical photo manual for educators, parents and learners

Title: Help Your Child To Succeed
Author: Bill Lucas & Alistair Smith
ISBN: 1-85539-111-2
Colour: Black
Summary: This book is the essential guide for parents of pre school and primary children. It shows that helping your child to have the best chance of success in life is within the grasp of every parent. Packed with activities, games, tips and suggestions.

Title: How To Identify And Support Children With Dyslexia
Author: Chris Neanon
ISBN: 1-85503-356-9
Colour: Black
Summary: Effective support for dyslexic pupils combines an understanding of their strengths and differences. The challenge for every teacher is to make this part of everday practice.
Evaluations:
  • (1) Very helpful.

Title: How To Reach & Teach Children With ADD/ADHD
Author: Sandra F. Rief
ISBN: 0-7879-7295-9
Colour: Black
Summary: Practical techniques, strategies and interventions

Title: How To Teach and Manage Children With ADHD
Author: Fintan O'Regan
ISBN: 1-85503-3488
Colour: Black
Summary: Teachers, teaching assistants and parents working with children with ADHD will love this book. It includes materials for develoing alternative learning strategies to suit ADHD students, classroom organisation advice and playtime supervision tips.

Title: How to Understand&Support Children with Dyspraxia
Author: Lois Addy
ISBN: 1-85503-381-X
Colour: Black
Summary: Effective support for children with dyspraxia requires an understanding of this complex condition and the problems encountered by children with co-ordination and perceptual difficulties.

Title: Learning To Learn
Author: Carolyn Olivier & Rosemary F. Bowler
ISBN: 0-684-80990-7
Colour: Black
Summary: This book discusses, in easy to understand language, the nature of learning how we process information.

Title: Marching To Different Drummers
Author: Pat Burke Guild & Stephen Garger
ISBN: 0-87120-306-5
Colour: Black
Summary: Initially published in 1985, this book was one of the first sources to pull together information on what was a newly flourishing topic in education. Now, more than a decade later, this revised and expanded edition takes a fresh look at the subject.

Title: Mind Maps For Kids
Author: Tony Buzan
ISBN: 0-00-715133-0
Colour: Black
Summary: Mind mapping is a breakthrough system of planning and note taking that cuts homework time in half and makes schoolwork fun. Tony explains this amazing system using step by step examples in every subject across the cirriculum.

Title: School Strategies for ADD Teens
Author: Kathleen Nadeau, Ellen Dixon & Susan Biggs
ISBN: 1-883030-03-X
Colour: Black
Summary: Here's the road map you've been waiting for to help your ADD teenager find a way through the challenges of junior high and high school. With this guide, you'll get a clear sense of what kinds of help can really make a difference.

Title: Sensory Motor Handbook
Author: J. Bissell, J. Fisher, C.Owens & P. Polcyn
ISBN: 076-1643-86-9
Colour: Black
Summary: This book provides teachers with hundreds of suggestions to help meet sensory and motor needs in the classroom.

Title: Smart Kids With School Problems
Author: Priscilla L. Vail
ISBN: 0-452-26242-9
Colour: Black
Summary: This book should provide comfort, hope, and practical help to parents of children who, although intelligent, have ongoing difficulties with school.

Title: Smart Moves
Author: Carla Hannaford
ISBN: 0-915556-27-8
Colour: Black
Summary: Why learning is not all in your head.

Title: Succeed In Exams, Triumph In Tests
Author: Jean Robb and Hilary Letts
ISBN: 0-340-72811-6
Colour: Black
Summary: Tried and tested methods for guaranteed good results

Title: The Dominance Factor
Author: Carla Hannaford
ISBN: 0-915556-31-6
Colour: Black
Summary: How knowing your dominant eye, ear, brain, hand and foot can improve your learning.

Title: The Everyday Genius
Author: Peter Kline
ISBN: 0-915556-18-9
Colour: Black
Summary: This book explains why and how successful learning occurs. It is a practical guide for producing confident, eager learners - at any age, in any school.

Title: The Laughing Classroom
Author: Diana Loomans & Karen Kolberg
ISBN: 0-915811-99-5
Colour: Black
Summary: Everyone's guide to teaching with humour and play

Title: The Learning Gym
Author: Erich Ballinger
ISBN: 0-942143-09-4
Colour: Black
Summary: Fun to do activities for success at school

Title: The Mind Map Book
Author: Tony & Barry Buzan
ISBN: 0-563-48705-4
Colour: Black
Summary: This book introduces you to the fundamental operational principles of the ultimate bio-computer - your brain! Mind Maps make it easy to remember things, plan a presentation or report, and plan personal goals

Title: Thinking Goes To School
Author: Hans G. Furth & Harry Wachs
ISBN: 0-19-501927-X
Colour: Black
Summary: Piaget's theory in practice

Title: TIPS
Author: Ginnie Herbert & Rosemary Napper
ISBN: 1-898924-81-3
Colour: Black
Summary: Tried and tested ideas for parent education and support

Title: When Listening Comes Alive
Author: Paul Madaule
ISBN: 0-9697079-1-6
Colour: Black
Summary: This book re-awakens a skill that each of us has - a skill that can improve communication, creativity and learning ability, allowing a fuller and more energetic life.

Title: You're Smarter Than You Think
Author: Thomas Armstrong
ISBN: 1-57542-113-5
Colour: Black
Summary: A kid's guide to multiple intelligences
Evaluations:
  • Liked, good content, helpful, informative, easy to read, practical and would recommend it. "This is supposed to be a workbook for your child to read themselves, unfortunately my son is too young to read it alone - there are some really good confidence inspiring ideas within it - I would recommend it to prarents as it may inpire them to recognise that their children have talents beyond the multiplication tables.

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