Product reviews for Neuroscience for Teachers

"This book opens with a foreword by Susan Greenfield, an eminent neurobiologist, writer and broadcaster, who praises the authors for producing a text that provides accessible and accurate information for teachers about the brain and what research evidence has to say in terms of effective classroom interventions.

The book covers topics such as: principles and practice of neuroscience in the classroom; attention learning and memory; emotions and learning; SEN including dyslexia and autism; and the adolescent brain and peer pressure.

The book is well structured, as each chapter opens with an overview of content and concludes with suggestions for further related reading and research. There are numerous cartoons that help to explain concepts relating to neuroscience research, and puzzles to reinforce  learning concepts.

The authors provide useful examples of ways in which teachers can improve classroom practice through stimulating experiences that recognise the relationship between the brain, behaviour and learning. They stress the significant impact teachers can exert on their students' thinking, for example,  when they have a greater understanding of brain function and classroom performance in relation to learning differences and interventions.



This book provides teachers with much advice and support in terms of adapting and refining their classroom practice, based on sound academic and  evidence-based reviews."