Teaching the brain to read [ strategies for improving fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension

Get to the heart of teaching your students the reading process with this guide to what happens in the human brain when students learn how to read. Neurologist and middle school teacher Judy Willis connects classroom practice to the neurology of reading and provides whole-class and individualized act...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Willis, Judy (Author)
Corporate Author: Gale Group
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Alexandria, Virginia : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development , 2008
Series:Gale virtual reference library
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Online Access:Available for Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access
Table of Contents:
  • 1. From syllable to synapse: prereading through decoding
  • 2. Patterning strategies for brain compatible reading instruction
  • 3. Fluency building from the brain to the book
  • 4. Eliminating barriers on the road to fluency
  • 5. Vocabulary building and keeping
  • 6. Guiding the brain for successful reading comprehension