Teaching for the Two-Sided Mind

by Linda V Williams

Overview

In Teaching for the Two-Sided Mind Linda VerLee Williams explores the application of this important research to the classroom, summarizing current knowledge, discussing its implications, and providing practical teaching techniques that draw upon the right side of the brain.

Teachers, parents and all those interested in education will find Teaching for the Two-Sided Mind a fascinating exploration of how the most recent psychological findings can be put to use in the classroom

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780671622398
Publisher:	Touchstone
Publication date:	05/15/1986
Series:	Touchstone Book Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Linda V Williams is the author of Teaching for the Two-Sided Mind, a Simon & Schuster book.

Table of Contents

	Preface	xi
1	Learning with the Whole Brain	1
	The Two-Sided Mind and Education
2	Scientific Theory and Educational Practice	13
	Differences Between the Hemispheres
	A Model of Specialization
	Implications for Education
	Learning Styles and the Hemispheres
	Teaching Techniques for the Right Hemisphere
3	How Do You Think?	39
	Strategies and Modes of Thinking
	Teaching Students Process Awareness
	Solutions to Exercises
4	Metaphor	54
	Advantages of Metaphorical Teaching
	Using Metaphor in the Classroom
5	Visual Thinking	84
	Training Perception
	Graphic Representation
	Visualization
6	Fantasy	115
	Experiencing Fantasy
	Observation Fantasies
	Identification Fantasies
	Fantasy as a Basis for Self-Expression
	Evaluating the Products of Fantasy
	Using Fantasy in the Classroom
	Further Applications
7	Multisensory Learning	143
	Sensory Learning in the Early Primary Grades
	Sensory-Motor Integration
	Kinesthetic and Tactile Learning
	Kinesthetic Learning in Academic Subjects
	Kinesthetic Perception in Physical Learning
	Smell and Taste
	Nonverbal Auditory Learning (Music)
8	Direct Experience	168
	Laboratory Experiments
	Field Trips
	Real Objects and Primary Source Material
	Simulation
	Role Playing
9	How to Start	180
	Planning for Change
	Starting Now
	Intangibles
	Rediscovering Your Subject
	Personal Growth
	Working Together
	Support Groups
10	Conclusion	191
	Bibliography	197
	Index	209