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

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Using the latest neuroscience research to enhance literacy instructionWiring 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 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 textsWiring the Brain for Reading offers practical strategies for applying the latest research in neuroscience and learning to the classroom. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments ix About the Author xi About the Book xiii Chapter 1 Language Development 1 From Neural Sensitivity to Neural Commitment 2 The Right Way to Babble 4 Encouraging Speech 5 Windows of Opportunity 8 Experience and Brain Development 9 Ages and Stages in Language Development 11 An Enriched Environment for Language Development 13 Language and Gender 16 Speaking Out of Both Sides of the Brain 18 Activities 20 Summary 23 Chapter 2 Imaging and Imagining the Brain 25 The Structure of the Brain 26 How We See the Brain 29 Brain Cells 32 How Cells Communicate 35 What We Thought We Knew 37 What We Found Out Along the Way 38 Two Diverging Roads 40 Learning and Memory: A Definition 43 Summary 46 Chapter 3 The Body-Brain Connection 47 Food, Glorious Food! 48 The Learning Brain's Diet 54 To Sleep; Perchance to Remember 57 Making the Right Moves 62 Sunshine Came Softly Through My Window 64 Brain-Body Basics 65 Stress Can Hurt the Body and the Brain 68 What Does Bullying Do to the Brain? 71 Summary 72 Chapter 4 Breaking the Code 75 Phonemic Awareness 78 The ABCs of the ABCs 82 Mirror, Mirror 82 Neurons That Fire Together 83 Dr. Seuss and Mother Goose? 84 Getting to the Core 85 Teaching Phonemic Awareness 87 Activities 87 Summary 95 Chapter 5 Patterns and Programs and Phonics! Oh, My! 97 Patterns and Programs 98 The Alphabetic Principle 102 One to One? Not Exactly 103 The Common Core: Where Do We Stand with the Standards? 103 Decoding Development in the Brain 104 Phonics Instruction 107 Factors That Lead to Learning 108 Eenie, Meenie, Minee, Moe. Or Is It Eeny, Meany, Miny, Mo? 109 Activities 111 Summary 113 Chapter 6 The Fluent Reader 115 What Fluency Means 117 The Brain's Pa...

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments ix
 
About the Author xi
 
About the Book xiii
 
CHAPTER 1 Language Development 1
 
From Neural Sensitivity to Neural Commitment 2
 
The Right Way to Babble 4
 
Encouraging Speech 5
 
Windows of Opportunity 8
 
Experience and Brain Development 9
 
Ages and Stages in Language Development 11
 
An Enriched Environment for Language Development 13
 
Language and Gender 16
 
Speaking Out of Both Sides of the Brain 18
 
Activities 20
 
Summary 23
 
CHAPTER 2 Imaging and Imagining the Brain 25
 
The Structure of the Brain 26
 
How We See the Brain 29
 
Brain Cells 32
 
How Cells Communicate 35
 
What We Thought We Knew 37
 
What We Found Out Along the Way 38
 
Two Diverging Roads 40
 
Learning and Memory: A Definition 43
 
Summary 46
 
CHAPTER 3 The Body-Brain Connection 47
 
Food, Glorious Food! 48
 
The Learning Brain's Diet 54
 
To Sleep; Perchance to Remember 57
 
Making the Right Moves 62
 
Sunshine Came Softly Through My Window 64
 
Brain-Body Basics 65
 
Stress Can Hurt the Body and the Brain 68
 
What Does Bullying Do to the Brain? 71
 
Summary 72
 
CHAPTER 4 Breaking the Code 75
 
Phonemic Awareness 78
 
The ABCs of the ABCs 82
 
Mirror, Mirror 82
 
Neurons That Fire Together 83
 
Dr. Seuss and Mother Goose? 84
 
Getting to the Core 85
 
Teaching Phonemic Awareness 87
 
Activities 87
 
Summary 95
 
CHAPTER 5 Patterns and Programs and Phonics! Oh, My! 97
 
Patterns and Programs 98
 
The Alphabetic Principle 102
 
One to One? Not Exactly 103
 
The Common Core: Where Do We Stand with the Standards? 103
 
Decoding Development in the Brain 104
 
Phonics Instruction 107
 
Factors That Lead to Learning 108
 
Eenie, Meenie, Minee, Moe. Or Is It Eeny, Meany, Miny, Mo? 109
 
Activities 111
 
Summary 113
 
CHAPTER 6 The Fluent Reader 115
 
What Fluency Means 117
 
The Brain's Pathway to Fluency 119
 
Reading Is Pleasure 120
 
High-Frequency and Sight Words 121
 
Some Steps to Fluency 122
 
Activities 125
 
Summary 127
 
CHAPTER 7 Building Vocabulary 129
 
Two Types of Vocabulary 130
 
Vocabulary Development 131
 
The Common Core State Standards and Vocabulary 132
 
The Common Core College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Language 134
 
Choosing Our Words Carefully 135
 
Activities 139
 
Summary 143
 
CHAPTER 8 Comprehension 145
 
Modeling Comprehension 147
 
Comprehension Strategies 149
 
Before, During, and After Reading: What These Strategies Have to Do with the Brain 158
 
Activities 161
 
Summary 186
 
CHAPTER 9 Putting It All Together 187
 
For Parents 187
 
For Teachers 188
 
Keep Learning About the Brain 189
 
References 191
 
Index 201

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Marilee B Sprenger, Marilee B. Sprenger, SPRENGER MARILEE B, Sprenger Marilee B.
• Verlag: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 10.05.2013
• EAN: 9780470587218
• ISBN: 978-0-470-58721-8
• Seiten: 224
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Schulpädagogik, Didaktik, Methodik; Education, English, Bildungswesen, Primary and middle schools, Lese- u. Schreibfähigkeit, Literacy & Reading, K-12, K-12 / Lehren u. Lernen, Teaching & Learning (K-12)