Building the Reading Brain, PreK-3

By Patricia Wolfe

"An excellent, important book "
Robert Sylwester
Author, A Biological Brain in a Cultural Classroom

"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
National Urban Alliance

Meet the most important challenge of education by ensuring that every child can read

The brain is hardwired for spoken language but not for reading. Yet reading skills serve as the primary foundation of all school-based learning. Research indicates that a student′s future academic success can be predicted by his or her reading level at the end of third grade. Patricia Wolfe and Pamela Nevills bring insight and assistance to preschool educators, parents and care providers, kindergarten and primary grade teachers for this essential process. They explain 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

Learning to read is a complex, gradual process that begins in infancy and Building the Reading Brain, PreK-3 provides insights and guidelines to help early childhood educators, parents, and care providers and K-3 teachers to meet the challenge of insuring that every child learns to read with fluency and comprehension.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761939040
• ISBN13: 9780761939047
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 0.8" x 6.8"
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Reading Specialist Recommendation

I have been a reading specialist in Connecticut for eleven years. Having read many books pertaining to the subject matter, I recommend this book to new teachers and veterans who need to update their knowledge about reading. This book is outlined well, defines the different components of reading well, and provides explicit examples to help all educators. I plan on purchasing this book for a school wide book talk. It is that good! University teachers should recommend this book to all teachers.

Great Book!

This book was a good find! It was a quick read but had a lot of great information. It was nice to find a book about Literacy that started from square one with infancy and went through third grade. It's a true Early Childhood book on Literacy.