Building the Reading Brain, PreK-3 by Patricia A Wolfe

Building the Reading Brain, PreK-3 by Patricia A Wolfe

The brain is hard wired for spoken language but not for reading. Yet reading skills serve as the primary foundation of all school-based learning, and research indicates that a student′s future academic success can be predicted by his or her reading level at the end of third grade. With this latest resource, authors Patricia Wolfe and Pamela Nevills provide insight and assistance for preschool teachers, parents and care providers, and nursery and primary teachers by explaining the development of the young brain, the acquisition of language as preparation for reading, and the nurturing and instruction process from birth to age eight. This unique guide demonstrates how the brain of a child masters the reading process of decoding print and reading with fluency and comprehension and addresses related literacy skills of writing and spelling. Brain-friendly strategies that lay the groundwork for reading success include: } activities to support phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency } applications of games, music, play, and instruction } intervention suggestions for children who are challenged or discouraged early readers.

"An excellent, important book" -- Robert Sylwester
Although there is an enormous amount of information, the simplicity of the language, the chronology of reading development, and the suggested practices or strategies at various stages create a comprehensive, meaningful, and relevant text. -- Yvette Jackson, Executive Director
"Provides a solid analysis, based on brain research, of how the brain functions as children learn new reading skills. The authors then take it a step further by illustrating concrete instructional practices that provide learning opportunities for all students." -- News Briefs, Fall 2006

Patricia Wolfe is an independent consultant who speaks to educators in schools across the United States and in international schools. Her professional background includes public school teaching at all levels: staff development trainier for the Upland School District, director of instruction for the Napa County Office of Education, and a lead trainer for the International Principal Training Center in Rome and London. Her staff development experience includes workshops in Madeline Hunter’s Elements of Effective Teaching and Clinical Supervision, Anthony Gregorc′s Mind Styles, Carolyn Evertson’s Classroom Management and Organization, and peer coaching. She has been featured in a number of videotape productions and satellite broadcasts. Wolfe′s major interest over the past 20 years has centered on the educational implications and applications of current neuroscience, cognitive science, and educational research for teaching and learning.  She can be reached at Mind Matters, Inc., 555 Randolph Street, Napa, CA 94559, Phone and Fax: (707) 226-1777, Web site: www.patwolfe.com Pamela Nevills is first and foremost a teacher of children and adults. Her passion for teaching includes a full range of educator experiences from teaching in the primary grades, to teaching middle and high school, to being a teacher supervisor and instructor in university undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. She participates in local, state, and national educational committees in the area of special education. As a two-time member of the instructional textbook selection committee for reading in the state of California, she brings expert knowledge of how children learn to read, and the materials teachers can use to follow the science of reading. Her passion for the cognitive and neurological aspects of reading stems from interactions with Dr. Pat Wolfe. Nevills is a national and international speaker and consultant on topics that include reading standards according to the Common Core; brain development from infancy to adulthood; all aspects of cognitive, neurological involvement for reading; and school management and design for teaching reading. Writing became a part of Nevills’s work as she published for newsletters, the state of California, the Journal of Staff Development, and Corwin. Her involvement also includes research and studies for church organizations and an advisory board position for preschool. To contact Pamela Nevills, please email panevills@earthlink.net..

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ISBN 13	9780761939047
ISBN 10	0761939040
Title	Building the Reading Brain, PreK-3
Author	Patricia A Wolfe
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2004-06-11
Number of pages	200
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