How the brain grows and functions -- Attention, movement, and learning -- Language and learning -- Emotion, memory, and learning -- Creating literate environments to help all students achieve their full potential -- Teaching reluctant, unmotivated students -- Teaching hard to teach students -- Teaching students classified as learning disabled and having attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder -- Understanding what makes teachers expert -- Characteristics of expert teachers -- Knowledge, thinking, reasoning, and practice of expert teachers -- Pulling it all together: perspectives on the brain, learning, and expert teaching.