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Young Families INSIGHTS This edition of Insights featured an article titled, “Helping Students with Emotional Problems Succeed.” The article, written by Martin Henley and Nicholas Long, first appeared in Classroom Leadership: Teaching All Students in August 2006. NAMI North Carolina obtained permission from ASCD, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, to reprint the article in our newsletter but not to post it in an electronic form. The article focuses on strategies for success for students with emotional problems and includes practical ideas on “what works.” For a copy of our newsletter, Insights, please contact Linda Swann at NAMI North Carolina, 1-800-451-9682 or lswann@naminc.org. Please include your mailing address. Thank you. Check it out! www.ascd.org. ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is a worldwide community of educators advocating sound policies and sharing best practices to achieve the success of each learner. www.dana.org – Dana.org is a gateway to brain information. Visit the Brain Information and Brain Web sections to access general information about the brain and current brain research, and to link to validated sties related to more than 20 brain disorders. “Brainy Kids Online” offers younger children, parents, and teachers a site with activities including puzzles, links to excellent educational resources, and lesson plans suggestions. The Dana Press section provides access to its free publications, Brain in the News, Brain Work, and Brain Work This Week. http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html Neuroscience for Kids was created for children and teachers to learn about the nervous system. There is also a electronic newsletter.It's informative. It's fun. Best of all it's FREE! Delivered right to your mailbox...your e-mail box that is...about once every month. You can sign up to receive an e-mail copy of the Neuroscience for Kids Newsletter. The newsletter will contain:
Resources from Pfizer: See http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/pdf/comic.pdf for a copy of a comic book, “Sam’s Brainy Adventure” which is a fun way for children to learn about the brain. See http://www.pfizer.com/brain/adults.html for the following informative guides:
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