Learning Begins: The Science of Attention and Working Memory ...

Learning BeginsThe Science of Working Memory and Attention for the Classroom Teacher\nAuthor(s): Andrew C. Watson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Rowman & Littlefield\nISBN-13: 9781475833362, 978-1475833362\nSynopsis\nLearning Begins, written by a teacher for teachers, translates current brain research into practical classroom strategies. Because students learn with their brains, it simply makes sense for teachers to explore educational psychology and neuroscience. And yet, information in these fields can be daunting and contradictory. Worse still, few researchers can clearly explain the specific classroom uses of their remarkable discoveries.\n\nLearning Begins both explains this research and makes it useful for teachers and administrators.\nPart I investigates the science of working memory: a cognitive capacity essential to all school work. When teachers recognize the many classroom perils that can overwhelm working memory, they .