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Academic Struggles & learning styles

Below are the best resources we could find on Academic Struggles and learning styles.

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Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

To most of us, learning something “the hard way” implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier.

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Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel
2014
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A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)

Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material.

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Barbara Oakley
2014
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Change Your Brain, Change Your Grades: Science-Based Strategies to Boost Memory, Strengthen Focus, and Study Faster

Physician and neuroscientist Daniel G. Amen shares a proven approach to help students excel in school, including study tips tailored to each reader’s unique brain type. Brain health pioneer Dr. Daniel Amen knows what it takes to get the brain ready to succeed.

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Daniel G. Amen, Chloe Amen, Alizé Castellanos
2019
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The Leader in Me: How Schools Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time

In today’s world, we are inundated with information about who to be, what to do, and how to live.

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Stephen Covey, Sean Covey, Muriel Summers, David K. Hatch
2014
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The Power of Believing That You Can Improve | Carol Dweck

Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset”—the idea that we can grow our brain’s capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard for you to solve.

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Carol Dweck
2014
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Differently Wired: A Parent’s Guide to Raising an Atypical Child with Confidence and Hope

A how-to, a manifesto, and a wise and reassuring companion for parents of neuroatypical children, who often feel that they have no place to turn, Differently Wired offers 18 paradigm-shifting ideas—what the author calls “tilts”—that will change everything, including how to Get Out of Isolation...

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Deborah Reber
2024
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The Crossroads of Academics and Art

Why is there a bright line between academia and the arts? Between cognition and creativity? And, why do educators and others think of creativity only in terms of art or music, when it also applies to problem solving and cognition

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The Neurodiversity Podcast
2020
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Being a SPED Advocate for Twice-Exceptional Kids

On episode 32, author and education writer Amanda Morin joins us to discuss some of the services available and share best practices for parents and counselors to effectively advocate on behalf of 2e kids.

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The Neurodiversity Podcast
2019
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Note to Self: Be Nice to Me

One thing’s for sure about parenting - it’s hard. Even more so with gifted and twice-exceptional kids. But parents often get so caught up in taking care of their kids they forget the all-important self-care.

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The Neurodiversity Podcast
2019
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Early to the Starting Line: Acceleration Begins at Kindergarten

In school districts in the US and around the world, there are programs in place to help gifted and twice-exceptional kids overcome their educational challenges. But one of the least-expensive and easiest tools to utilize, acceleration, is often overlooked.

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The Neurodiversity Podcast
2019
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