Wiring the Brain for Reading by Sprenger, Marilee B. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Acknowledgments Dedication About the Author About the Book Chapter 1: 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

Chapter 2: 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

Chapter 3: 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

Chapter 4: 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

Chapter 5: 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

Chapter 6: 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

Chapter 7: 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

Chapter 8: Comprehension: Reading It and Getting It

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

Chapter 9: Putting It All Together

For Parents For Teachers Keep Learning About the Brain

References Index