How the Brain Learns to Read

By David A. Sousa and David A Sousa

Book Overview

"How the Brain Learns to Read makes the important connections between reading and brain research accessible for teachers and parents. It is definitely a book that I will recommend to teachers and my undergraduate and graduate students."
Diane Barone, Professor of Literary Studies
University of Nevada

"How the Brain Learns to Read is a comprehensive, teacher-friendly book. Sousa not only clarifies the complex act of reading, he provides practical ′use-tomorrow′ strategies and guidelines for designing a successful reading program. This book makes a significant contribution to the field. I highly recommend it."
Pat Wolfe
Author, Building the Reading Brain, PreK-3

"Sousa has hit a home run with How the Brain Learns to Read, giving us a specific application of brain research that takes us from generalizing about how the brain learns to how the brain learns to read."
Robin Fogarty, Educational Consultant
Robin Fogarty & Associates, Ltd

Use the power of neuroscience to develop better readers in your class

What must the brain learn in order to read effectively? What has research revealed about phonics and whole language approaches to reading instruction? Arm yourself with the most current neuroscientific information available and start your students down a lifelong path as successful readers.

How the Brain Learns to Read

presents what scientists have uncovered about how children develop spoken language and use spoken language abilities when learning to read. Best-selling author David Sousa explores source material on brain research and provides scores of practical reading strategies for the K-12 classroom. Complete with relevant brain diagrams and informative tables, this exciting new book examines critical concepts including: Understanding language acquisition and its relationship to reading Incorporating modern research findings in your classroom Recognizing and overcoming reading problems, including early intervention programs Content area reading with strategies to improve vocabulary and comprehension Developing a successful reading program that encourages teachers to be researchers

Reading is essential for success in our society. With this guide to cutting-edge reading research, you′ll find the keys to unlocking reading success in your students

See David A. Sousa′s How the Brain Learns, The 4-Book Collection

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412906016
• ISBN13: 9781412906012
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Great BOOK!

I enjoyed this book VERY MUCH! It was a text for my student teaching and it was great! :-)

Fabulous information

Rather than lumping everyone into one box, this enlightens us to understand how the brain is so different in each individual impacting their ability to read, and learn in the process.

Chris Cannon, Author of "Diagnosing the Destruction of Young Men"

How The Brain Learns, is an exceptional resource for understanding the most effective ways to grasp information. This should be required reading for anyone in the educational field. It's helped to remove the barrier that stands in the way of average teachers becoming great and trouble students being seen as gifted. As the founder of www.Fighting4Youth.com, I've addressed these types of issues several times among students and teachers. However, it wasn't until I received this eye opening information from Dr. Sousa, that allowed me to truly be effectively in my quest to meeting these needs.

Awesome Info on Brain Development

I am a staff developer for teachers and parents regarding children from pre-birth to 99. The information that Sousa delivers in this text is invaluable. It helps us to understand in layman's terms, exactly what is involved in the brain and learning to read. Sousa is a topnotch author writing in a way that is so user friendly for parents, teachers, caretakers, administration.... I use his books like bibles when I instruct. Thank you Dr. Sousa for your wonderful gifts ....

How the Brain Learns to Read

This book should be required reading for any teacher of reading. It is very readable and hard to put down.