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Brain-compatible activities tinspire active learning in the middle school language arts classroom! This valuable guide gives teachers the tools they need tplan lessons correlated tthe way the brain learns best and tensure success for all students regardless of their learning style or special challenges! Drawing on classroom-tested, research-based strategies from Worksheets Dont Grow Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies That Engage the Brain, this practical resource offers a variety of content-specific activities that incorporate graphic organizers and other visuals that reinforce student learning Based on national academic standards, these activities feature graphic organizers and visuals such as bar graphs, timelines, concept maps, sequence charts, cause-and-effect charts, segmenting mats, labeled diagrams, and more Each activity includes step-by-step directions, skills objectives, materials lists, and a myriad of creative reproducibles that help students organize and record their learning This resource offers a multitude of brain-compatible activities that cover topics such as: character comparison, story analysis, problem/solution, brainstorming, cause and effect, poetry, debating, listening, public speaking, paragraph structure, language conventions, and much more Make a real difference in your students energy, motivation, and achievement by applying these proven strategies thelp them master curriculum objectives! About the Author: Marcia L Tate is the executive director of professional development for the DeKalb County School System, Decatur, Georgia During her 28-year career with the district, Tate has been a classroom teacher, reading specialist, language arts coordinator, and staff development director As an educational consultant, she has presented tover 50,000 administrators, teachers, parents, and business and community leaders throughout the United States
