How the Brain Learns to Read.How the Brain Learns to Read offers insights that are based on research in neuroscience neu·ro·sci·ence n. Any of the sciences, such as neuroanatomy and neurobiology, that deal with the nervous system. neuroscience the embryology, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology of the nervous system. and cognitive psychology cognitive psychology, school of psychology that examines internal mental processes such as problem solving, memory, and language. It had its foundations in the Gestalt psychology of Max Wertheimer, Wolfgang Köhler, and Kurt Koffka, and in the work of Jean . Author David A. Sousa, formerly a superintendent in New Jersey, discusses numerous research studies and their key findings that relate to how someone learns to read. The result is an informative teaching manual. Sousa does a thorough job of explaining how the human brain learns to read and the types of problems that can and do occur along the way. An international educational consultant specializing in brain research and science education, he has written this book to present what scientists currently believe about how young humans acquire spoken language and then use that capability when learning to read. The book's diagrams, surveys, tables, graphs and figures are easy to read and interpret. Most useful for instructional leaders are Sousa's suggestions for instructional practice found in chapters 2, 3, 5 and 6. As a principal, I was thrilled to find a chart for assessing my school's reading program. This book provides valuable information for superintendents, curriculum directors, university professors, principals, parents and classroom teachers. It includes an assessment instrument, glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. and resource list. (How the Brain Learns to Read by David A. Sousa, Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , Calif., 2004, 256 pp. with index, $79.95 hardcover, $39.95 softcover soft·cov·er adj. Not bound between hard covers: softcover books; a softcover edition. ) Lylia King Principal, Cleburne Intermediate School, Cleburne, Texas Cleburne is a city in Johnson County, Texas, United States. The population was 29,050, as of the 2007 census. It is the county seat of Johnson CountyGR6. Cleburne is named for a Confederate General, Patrick Cleburne. |
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