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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...
