The past two decades have brought giant leaps in our understanding of how the brain works. But these discoveries—and all their exciting implications—have yet to make their way into most classrooms. With the concise and readable BrainWords, you will learn how children's brains develop as they become readers and discover ways you can take concrete steps to promote this critical developmental passage. Introducing their original, research-based framework of “brain words”—dictionaries in the brain where students store and automatically access sounds, spellings, and meanings—the authors offer a wealth of information that will transform your thinking and practice: Up-to-date knowledge about reading and neurological circuitry, including evidence that spelling is at the core of the reading brainTools to recognize what works, what doesn't, and why.

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Re-thinking reading instruction as building a dictionary in the brain -- How the scientific study of reading can inform teaching the reading brain -- What works and what doesn't : a critical look at current teaching practices -- Phase observation for early spelling to read -- Building brian words in kindergarten and first grade -- Building brain words in second through sixth grade -- Understanding and supporting children with dyslexia in light of reading science.