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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810411403321

Autore

Nevills Pamela

Titolo

Build the brain for reading, grades 4-12 / / Pamela Nevills ; foreword by Patricia Wolfe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin

London, : SAGE, c2011

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : Corwin, , 2011

ISBN

1-4522-3589-9

1-4129-6110-6

1-4522-2322-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 188 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

372.416

Soggetti

Developmental reading

Reading - Physiological aspects

Reading, Psychology of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; 1 - Learning From Childhood to Adulthood; 2 - Brain Structures Accessed for Reading; 3 - Learning and Neuron Activity; 4 - Memory Systems and Learning; 5 - Reading With Comprehension, Automaticity, and Fluency; 6 - Motivation and Ability to Learn Through the Grades; 7 - Neurology and Technology for All Aspects of the Curriculum; 8 - Older StudentsWho Struggle With Reading to Learn; 9 - Neurology for All Content Areas; 10 - Resources, Connections, and Future Classrooms; Glossary; References and Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This title will help teachers understand brain development and how it relates to all aspects of literacy, including phonemic awareness, vocabulary, writing, fluency, and comprehension. Along with classroom activities that build skills in these areas, the book also includes current research and theory.