Wiring the Brain for Reading

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Brain-Based Strategies for Teaching Literacy

By Marilee B. Sprenger

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Wiring the Brain for Reading by Marilee B. Sprenger draws on the latest neuroscience to help teachers improve literacy instruction. It explores key brain functions essential for language and reading development and offers practical, brain-friendly strategies to teach phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The approaches align with Common Core State Standards and aim to increase students' motivation and engagement with reading.
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This book is ideal for educators, literacy specialists, and those involved in teaching reading who wish to incorporate neuroscience-backed methods into their classroom practice.

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.

Description

Wiring the Brain for Reading uses the latest neuroscience research to enhance literacy instruction. It 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 instruction.

Incorporates proven literacy strategies, games, and activities as well as classroom examples.
Aligns with Common Core State Standards for learning to read, developing fluency, and interpreting complex texts.

Wiring the Brain for Reading offers practical strategies for applying the latest research in neuroscience and learning to the classroom.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470587218

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 May 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 373g

Pages: 224

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Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Marilee B. Sprenger Non-Fiction

About the Author

Marilee Sprenger is an independent educational consultant. She consults and presents nationally on topics of learning, memory, differentiated instruction, and brain-based teaching practices. A former teacher, she is an adjunct professor at Aurora University. Often known as the "Brainlady," she is affiliated with both the American Academy of Neurology and the Learning and the Brain Society and is the author of several books on the brain and learning.