Introductory Reading List

The following list of sources is provided for those who are new to the theory of structural cognitive modifiability and the work of Professor Reuven Feuerstein and who are looking for general background information. The list also serves as a review for those experienced with FIE (Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment), as well as recommended reading that experienced implementers of FIE might recommend to others who are beginning to investigate the theory and practice.

Ben-Hur, M. (Ed.). On Feuerstein’s Instrumental Enrichment. Palatine, IL: IRI Skylight.

Feuerstein, Reuven et al. (2010). Beyond Smarter: Mediated Learning and the Brain’s Capacity for Change.

Feuerstein et al. (2006). Creating and Enhancing Cognitive Modifiability: The Feuerstein Instrumental Enrichment Program. Jerusalem: ICELP.

Feuerstein, R. and Rand, Y. (1997). Don’t Accept Me As I Am:  Helping Retarded Performers Excel.  Arlington Heights, Ill.: Skylight.

Feuerstein, Reuven, Rand, Y., and Feuerstein, Raphael (2006). You Love Me!!: Don’t Accept Me As I Am. Jerusalem: ICELP.

Sharron, H. and Coulter, M. (1994). Changing Children’s Minds:  Feuerstein’s Revolution in the Teaching of Intelligence. Birmingham, England: Imaginative Minds.