Publication Type: Web Article Year of Publication: 2007 Laurie
Wasserman, an NBCT and learning-disabilities teacher in
Massachusetts, is disappointed in the “not quite specific enough
strategies” in Willis’ book on special-education strategies with
a neurological background. Willis provides “Gray Matter”
sidebars on brain function and gives explanations of the brain
patterns behind disabilities like ADD. Citation: Willis, J.
(2007). Brain friendly strategies for the inclusion classroom:
Insights from a neurologist and classroom teacher. Alexandria,
VA: 2007. By Judy Willis, MD 2007 (220 pp./paperback) $25.95
($19.95 to members) Reviewed by Laurie Wasserman, NBCT Learning
Disabilities Teacher Imagine a neurologist who becomes a
classroom teacher, then writes a book sharing her medical
expertise on how the brain works, then combines this knowledge
with strategies to help those kids in our classrooms who
struggle. The promise of such a book was what grabbed me when I
first read Judy Willis' attention-getting I h