The learning brain : memory and brain development in children / Torkel Klingberg ; translated by Neil Betteridge.

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Despite all our highly publicized efforts to improve our schools, the United States is still falling behind. We recently ranked 15th in the world in reading, math, and science. Clearly, more needs to be done. In The Learning Brain, Torkel Klingberg urges us to use the insights of neuroscience to imp...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Lärande hjärnan. English
Main Author: Klingberg, Torkel, 1967-
Language:English
Language of the Original:
Swedish
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013], ©2013.
Subjects:
Memory in children.
Cognition in children.
Child development.
Learning.
Child.
Memory.
Brain > growth & development.
Child Development.
Cognition.
Physical Description:xiii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
Despite all our highly publicized efforts to improve our schools, the United States is still falling behind. We recently ranked 15th in the world in reading, math, and science. Clearly, more needs to be done. In The Learning Brain, Torkel Klingberg urges us to use the insights of neuroscience to improve the education of our children.
Call Number:QP406 .K5513 2013
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-171) and index.
ISBN:9780199917105 (hardcover)
0199917108 (hardcover)