Wiring the Brain for Reading Brain-Based Strategies for Teaching Literacy

Name: Wiring the Brain for Reading Brain-Based Strategies for Teaching Literacy
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ISBN: 9780470587218

ISBN-10: 0470587210

ISBN-13: 9780470587218

Edition: 2012

Authors: Marilee B. Sprenger

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Using the latest neuroscience research to enhance literacy instruction Wiring the Brain for Reading introduces teachers to aspects of the brain′s functions that are essential to language and reading development. Marilee Sprenger, a specialist in learning and the brain, provides practical, brain friendly , strategies for teaching essential skills like phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The author′s innovative approach aligns well with the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and is designed to enhance students′ motivation and excitement in reading. Offers a clear explanation of brain functioning in order to enhance language and reading…

Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 5/10/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Marilee Sprenge r is an adjunct professor at Aurora University, where she teaches graduate courses on brain-based teaching, learning and memory, and differentiation. She speaks internationally, and is affiliated with the American Academy of Neurology. She is the author of several books, and her dedication to education has won her many awards. Marilee currently resides in Peoria, Illinois.



Acknowledgments


About the Author


About the Book



Language Development


From Neural Sensitivity to Neural Commitment


The Right Way to Babble


Encouraging Speech


Windows of Opportunity


Experience and Brain Development


Ages and Stages in Language Development


An Enriched Environment for Language Development


Language and Gender


Speaking Out of Both Sides of the Brain


Activities


Summary



Imaging and Imagining the Brain


The Structure of the Brain


How We See the Brain


Brain Cells


How Cells Communicate


What We Thought We Knew


What We Found Out Along the Way


Two Diverging Roads


Learning and Memory: A Definition


Summary



The Body-Brain Connection


Food, Glorious Food!


The Learning Brain's Diet


To Sleep; Perchance to Remember


Making the Right Moves


Sunshine Came Softly Through My Window


Brain-Body Basics


Stress Can Hurt the Body and the Brain


What Does Bullying Do to the Brain?


Summary



Breaking the Code


Phonemic Awareness


The ABCs of the ABCs


Mirror, Mirror


Neurons That Fire Together


Dr. Seuss and Mother Goose?


Getting to the Core


Teaching Phonemic Awareness


Activities


Summary



Patterns and Programs and Phonics! Oh, My!


Patterns and Programs


The Alphabetic Principle


One to One? Not Exactly


The Common Core: Where Do We Stand with the Standards?


Decoding Development in the Brain


Phonics Instruction


Factors That Lead to Learning


Eenie, Meenie, Minee, Moe. Or Is It Eeny, Meany, Miny, Mo?


Activities


Summary



The Fluent Reader


What Fluency Means


The Brain's Pathway to Fluency


Reading Is Pleasure


High-Frequency and Sight Words


Some Steps to Fluency


Activities


Summary



Building Vocabulary


Two Types of Vocabulary


Vocabulary Development


The Common Core State Standards and Vocabulary


The Common Core College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Language


Choosing Our Words Carefully


Activities


Summary



Comprehension


Modeling Comprehension


Comprehension Strategies


Before, During, and After Reading: What These Strategies Have to Do with the Brain


Activities


Summary



Putting It All Together


For Parents


For Teachers


Keep Learning About the Brain


References


Index