Book Reviews

The Thinking Academy, 2011, by Dr. David S. Martin and Mr. Irving Schein of the IC&TA Training Center. The book provides a full plan for how to establish an entire school whose curricular base is Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment. The concept is that FIE can form the foundation for every subject in the curriculum. Read more about this proposal here.

Thinking about the Teaching of Thinking, The Feuerstein Approach

This book provides an introduction to Feuerstein’s theory of Mediated Learning Experience in an inclusive and evidence-based way. It presents an overview of the tools developed by Feuerstein, such as Instrumental Enrichment and the Learning Potential/Propensity Assessment Device.

The book champions an inclusive and whole-school approach to the teaching of thinking with the Feuerstein method, highlighting the importance of culturally appropriate practices and looking beyond the teacher as mediator to include parents. Practical examples of the implementation of the Feuerstein approach are provided from the author’s own work.

New Biography of Reuven Feuerstein

NAFA is pleased to announce the publication of CHANGING DESTINIES – a new biography of Reuven Feuerstein. For all those who knew Professor Reuven Feuerstein or have learned his theory and practices, this book portrays the life of a remarkable man. He changed the lives of those who were lost, and who stood at the nexus of world events. He brought hope to those for whom no hope was held, transformed our definitions of intelligence and learning, and joined the pantheon of great cognitive psychologists, ranking with Piaget and Vygotsky. Told through his own words, the reader will appreciate the story of his life, gaining insight into how his family, religious beliefs, creative intellect, and optimistic responding to climactic events shaped the character of his unique personality. The story evolves over his lifetime and is told as a narrative of extraordinary times and accomplishments.

The author is Prof. Lou Falik, and the book can be purchased through Amazon using his name and the publisher, which is Xlibris. The cost is $20 for soft cover and $30 for hardcover. Everyone dedicated to the work and ideas of Feuerstein will want to have this insightful publication in their professional library.