Nurturing Neural Networks
From Birth to Age Five
the producer of the
Bach & Baby and Bach & Kids
educational CD Series
must be watered down for infants and young children. Complexity, Dr. Shore argues, is a crucial tool
for laying stronger neural foundations in a child’s brain upon which higher level thinking may be built
later in life. Infants and young children, Dr. Shore claims, are capable of much more complex data
processing than previously believed as long as the channels of delivery to the brain are developmentally
appropriate. Research has already proven that babies who hear more language and more complex
language earlier in life, speak better and sooner than babies denied this enrichment. Dr. Shore promotes
the use of complex stimuli for all of the senses, such as Ansel Adams photos over pastel pictures or
simple black and whites. In music, for example, Dr. Shore argues that the complex counterpoint of
Johann Sebastian Bach is far superior to either simple children’s tunes or the Classical works of Mozart
or Beethoven. Order her book now to find out why!
God -given potential!
BABY TEACHER: Nurturing Neural Networks From Birth to Age Five includes hundreds of
simple ideas to introduce increased complexity to the learning environment of your baby or young child.
This book is a must-have for parents and caregivers of babies and young children.
or www.scarecroweducation.com for $27.95. ISBN 0-8108-4284.
SCHOOL CREATORS
Leading from the Ground Up
and Guilbert C. Hentschke
with Dr. Rebecca Shore
entrepreneurs who have created charter schools from scratch and lived to tell about it. Drawn from
examples across the country, individuals (and a few teams) tell their stories of the victories they enjoyed
and the defeats they overcame to create their schools. They include an Episcopal priest working in the
Pico-Union community of Los Angeles, a corporate attorney in Miami, a manpower training specialist in
East Saint Louis, the chief financial officer of a major African American church in New York City, a
retired military officer in North Carolina, as well as experienced school teachers and administrators.
Up from Scarecrow Education Press at (800) 462-6420 or
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