Teaching the Brain to Read: Strategies for Improving Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension
People who bought this also bought...
-
Positive Mindset Habits for Teachers
- 10 Steps to Reduce Stress, Increase Student Engagement and Reignite Your Passion for Teaching
- By: Grace Stevens
- Narrated by: Allyson Voller
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
Do you dream about increased student engagement and more effective classroom management? How about reducing teacher stress and the feeling of being overwhelmed? Or leaving campus at a reasonable hour without dragging a cart full of lesson planning and papers to grade? If the answer to these questions is “Yes!” then this audiobook is for YOU! Based on current research in positive psychology and more than 15 years of “real world” experience in the classroom, this book provides a map to reduce stress, improve student behavior, and be happier in your classroom and your life.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Boils down to "be a joy detective."
- By Michael F. on 01-17-19
-
The Knowledge Gap
- The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System - and How to Fix It
- By: Natalie Wexler
- Narrated by: Natalie Wexler
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 91
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 77
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 77
In the tradition of Dale Russakoff's The Prize and Dana Goldstein's The Teacher Wars, Wexler brings together history, research, and compelling characters to pull back the curtain on this fundamental flaw in our education system - one that fellow reformers, journalists, and policymakers have long overlooked, and of which the general public, including many parents, remains unaware.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Must Read
- By Karin on 10-26-19
-
Teach Like a Pirate
- Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator
- By: Dave Burgess
- Narrated by: Dave Burgess
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 250
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 222
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 220
This groundbreaking inspirational manifesto contains more than 30 hooks specially designed to captivate your class and 170 brainstorming questions that will skyrocket your creativity. Once you learn the Teach Like a Pirate system, you'll never look at your role as an educator the same again.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Braggy and I found him hard to take.
- By Kelly Penning on 06-24-19
-
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain
- Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
- By: Zaretta L. Hammond
- Narrated by: Alita Bruce
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 120
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 106
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 104
To close the achievement gap, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement. Culturally responsive instruction has shown promise, but many teachers have struggled with its implementation until now. In this audiobook, Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain-compatible culturally responsive instruction.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Fantastic book for teachers- pity about the charts
- By Paige Moore on 08-26-18
-
Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness
- A Guide for Anyone Who Teaches Anything
- By: Deborah Schoeberlein, Suki Sheth PhD
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 25
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 21
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 22
Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness emphasizes how the teacher's personal familiarity with mindfulness plants the seed for an education infused with attention, awareness, kindness, empathy, compassion, and gratitude. The book follows a teacher from morning to night on a typical school day, at home, during the commute, and before, during, and after class.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Every Teacher Needs This
- By Susie on 06-03-16
-
Powerful Teaching
- Unleash the Science of Learning
- By: Pooja K. Agarwal, Patrice Bain
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 12
Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning empowers educators to harness rigorous research on how students learn and unleash it in their classrooms. Drawing on a 15-year scientist-teacher collaboration, more than 100 years of research on learning, and rich experiences from educators in K-12 and higher education, the authors present highly accessible step-by-step guidance on how to transform teaching with four essential strategies: Retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and feedback-driven metacognition.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Rehash of Other Similar Books
- By Anonymous User on 11-15-19
-
Positive Mindset Habits for Teachers
- 10 Steps to Reduce Stress, Increase Student Engagement and Reignite Your Passion for Teaching
- By: Grace Stevens
- Narrated by: Allyson Voller
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
Do you dream about increased student engagement and more effective classroom management? How about reducing teacher stress and the feeling of being overwhelmed? Or leaving campus at a reasonable hour without dragging a cart full of lesson planning and papers to grade? If the answer to these questions is “Yes!” then this audiobook is for YOU! Based on current research in positive psychology and more than 15 years of “real world” experience in the classroom, this book provides a map to reduce stress, improve student behavior, and be happier in your classroom and your life.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Boils down to "be a joy detective."
- By Michael F. on 01-17-19
-
The Knowledge Gap
- The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System - and How to Fix It
- By: Natalie Wexler
- Narrated by: Natalie Wexler
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 91
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 77
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 77
In the tradition of Dale Russakoff's The Prize and Dana Goldstein's The Teacher Wars, Wexler brings together history, research, and compelling characters to pull back the curtain on this fundamental flaw in our education system - one that fellow reformers, journalists, and policymakers have long overlooked, and of which the general public, including many parents, remains unaware.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Must Read
- By Karin on 10-26-19
-
Teach Like a Pirate
- Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator
- By: Dave Burgess
- Narrated by: Dave Burgess
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 250
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 222
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 220
This groundbreaking inspirational manifesto contains more than 30 hooks specially designed to captivate your class and 170 brainstorming questions that will skyrocket your creativity. Once you learn the Teach Like a Pirate system, you'll never look at your role as an educator the same again.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Braggy and I found him hard to take.
- By Kelly Penning on 06-24-19
-
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain
- Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
- By: Zaretta L. Hammond
- Narrated by: Alita Bruce
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 120
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 106
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 104
To close the achievement gap, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement. Culturally responsive instruction has shown promise, but many teachers have struggled with its implementation until now. In this audiobook, Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain-compatible culturally responsive instruction.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Fantastic book for teachers- pity about the charts
- By Paige Moore on 08-26-18
-
Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness
- A Guide for Anyone Who Teaches Anything
- By: Deborah Schoeberlein, Suki Sheth PhD
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 25
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 21
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 22
Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness emphasizes how the teacher's personal familiarity with mindfulness plants the seed for an education infused with attention, awareness, kindness, empathy, compassion, and gratitude. The book follows a teacher from morning to night on a typical school day, at home, during the commute, and before, during, and after class.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Every Teacher Needs This
- By Susie on 06-03-16
-
Powerful Teaching
- Unleash the Science of Learning
- By: Pooja K. Agarwal, Patrice Bain
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 12
Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning empowers educators to harness rigorous research on how students learn and unleash it in their classrooms. Drawing on a 15-year scientist-teacher collaboration, more than 100 years of research on learning, and rich experiences from educators in K-12 and higher education, the authors present highly accessible step-by-step guidance on how to transform teaching with four essential strategies: Retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and feedback-driven metacognition.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Rehash of Other Similar Books
- By Anonymous User on 11-15-19
-
Guided Reading
- Learn Proven Teaching Methods, Strategies, and Lessons for Helping Every Student Become a Better Reader and for Fostering Literacy Across the Grades
- By: Terry C. Miller
- Narrated by: John Hays
- Length: 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 7
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
-
Story3.5 out of 5 stars 5
This audiobook contains proven steps and strategies on how to use guided reading for intermediate grade school learners. Whether you are a teacher who wants to use guided reading in the classroom or a parent who wishes to read to their children more often at night, you will find that this audio program can help you effectively support your children’s literacy development.
-
The Art of Phonics
- By: Jenny Pearson
- Narrated by: Gracia Gillund
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 2
-
Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 2
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 2
This self-teaching instruction workbook helps with pronouncing consonants (including letter blends), vowels (long, short, and vowel groups), and words with multiple syllables; describes the relationship between phonics and spelling; gives examples of tricky proper nouns; and more. This book avoids technical jargon (like diphthongs and phonemes) so that people of all ages and backgrounds can understand the ideas.
-
Teach Like Finland
- 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms
- By: Timothy D. Walker
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 130
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 109
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 105
Finland shocked the world when its 15-year-olds scored highest on the first Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a set of tests touted for evaluating critical-thinking skills in math, science, and reading. That was in 2001; but even today, this tiny Nordic nation continues to amaze. How does Finnish education - with short school days, light homework loads, and little standardized testing - produce students who match the PISA scores of high-powered, stressed-out kids in Asia?
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Very Helpful in Encouraging Me in Teaching
- By ME on 01-25-18
-
Teach Like a Champion 2.0
- 62 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College
- By: Doug Lemov, Norman Atkins
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 16 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 264
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 227
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 217
Teach Like a Champion 2.0 is a complete update to the international best seller. This teaching guide is a must-have for new and experienced teachers alike. More than 700,000 teachers around the world already know how the techniques in this audiobook turn educators into classroom champions. With ideas for everything from classroom management to inspiring student engagement, you will be able to perfect your teaching practice right away.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Incredibly helpful!
- By Elise on 01-05-17
-
Positive Discipline Tools for Teachers
- Effective Classroom Management for Social, Emotional, and Academic Success
- By: Jane Nelsen, Kelly Gfroerer
- Narrated by: Virginia Wolf
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 58
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 55
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54
The positive discipline method has proved to be an invaluable resource for teachers who want to foster creative problem-solving within their students, giving them the behavioral skills they need to understand and process what they learn. Each tool is tailored specifically for the modern teacher, with examples and solutions to each and every roadblock that stands in the way of cooperative and student-centered learning.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Audio Version Needs an Accompanying PDF
- By Suzanne31381 on 07-05-18
-
The Wild Card
- 7 Steps to an Educator's Creative Breakthrough
- By: Wade King, Hope King
- Narrated by: Hope King, Wade King
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 327
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 291
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 291
The Wild Card is your step-by-step guide to experiencing a creative breakthrough in your classroom with your students. Authors Wade and Hope King show you how to draw on your authentic self - your past experiences, personality quirks, interests, hobbies, and strengths - to deliver your content creatively. If you are a high school teacher or a kindergarten teacher, the seven steps in The Wild Card will give you the knowledge and the confidence to bring creative teaching strategies into your classroom.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Amazing
- By Monica on 07-05-18
-
The Innovator's Mindset
- Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity
- By: George Couros
- Narrated by: George Couros
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 175
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 144
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 142
Kids walk into schools full of wonder and questions. How you, as an educator, respond to students' natural curiosity can help further their own exploration and shape the way they learn today and in the future. The traditional system of education requires students to hold their questions and compliantly stick to the scheduled curriculum. But our job as educators is to provide new and better opportunities for our students. It's time to recognize that compliance doesn't foster innovation, encourage critical thinking, or inspire creativity.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Thank you!
- By TTR on 10-21-18
-
How the Other Half Learns
- Equality, Excellence, and the Battle Over School Choice
- By: Robert Pondiscio
- Narrated by: Robert Pondiscio
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 45
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 40
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 39
The promise of public education is excellence for all. But that promise has seldom been kept for low-income children of color in America. In How the Other Half Learns, teacher and education journalist Robert Pondiscio focuses on Success Academy, the network of controversial charter schools in New York City founded by Eva Moskowitz, who has created something unprecedented in American education: a way for large numbers of engaged and ambitious low-income families of color to get an education for their children that equals and even exceeds what wealthy families take for granted.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Anecdotally Informative, Occasionally Slow
- By Martha on 09-21-19
-
The Writing Revolution
- A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades
- By: Judith C. Hochman, Natalie Wexler, Doug Lemov - foreword
- Narrated by: Margaret Strom
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 7
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
The Writing Revolution (TWR) provides a clear method of instruction that you can use no matter what subject or grade level you teach. The model, also known as The Hochman Method, has demonstrated, over and over, that it can turn weak writers into strong communicators by focusing on specific techniques that match their needs and by providing them with targeted feedback. Insurmountable as the challenges faced by many students may seem, TWR can make a dramatic difference.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
excellent, thorough, step-by-step process
- By rs on 08-10-18
-
The Book Whisperer
- Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child
- By: Donalyn Miller
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette, Hillary Huber
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 388
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 342
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 336
In The Book Whisperer, Miller takes us inside her sixth grade classroom to reveal the secrets of her powerful but unusual instructional approach. Rejecting book reports, comprehension worksheets, and other aspects of conventional instruction, Miller embraces giving students an individual choice in what they read, combined with a program for independent reading. She also focuses on building a classroom library of high-interest books, and above all on modeling appropriate and authentic reading behaviors.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Do You Want to Inspire Kids to Be Readers?
- By Hannah Fowler on 06-09-13
-
The First Days of School
- How to Be an Effective Teacher, 4th Edition
- By: Harry K. Wong, Rosemary T. Wong
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 211
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 172
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 166
The bestselling book ever on classroom management and teaching for student achievement with over 3.7 million copies sold. The audiobook walks a teacher, either novice or veteran, through structuring and organizing a classroom for success that can be applied at any time of the year at any grade level, pre-K through college.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Best suited for paper format
- By Amazon Customer on 10-18-15
-
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood...and the Rest of Y'all Too
- Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education
- By: Christopher Emdin
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 500
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 448
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 444
Drawing on his own experience of feeling undervalued and invisible in classrooms as a young man of color, and merging his experiences with more than a decade of teaching and researching in urban America, award-winning educator Christopher Emdin offers a new lens on an approach to teaching and learning in urban schools. He begins by taking to task the perception of urban youth of color as unteachable, and he challenges educators to embrace and respect each student's culture.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Take me to church, the barbershop, and the cosmopolitan classroom
- By Joe on 05-25-17
Publisher's Summary
Reading comes easily to some students, but many struggle with some part of this complex process that requires many areas of the brain to operate together through an intricate network of neurons.
As a classroom teacher who has also worked as a neurologist, Judy Willis offers a unique perspective on how to help students not only learn the mechanics of reading and comprehension, but also develop a love of reading. She shows the importance of establishing a nonthreatening environment and provides teaching strategies that truly engage students and help them
- Build phonemic awareness;
- Manipulate patterns to improve reading skills;
- Improve reading fluency;
- Combat the stress and anxiety that can inhibit reading fluency; and
- Increase vocabulary;
- Overcome reading difficulties that can interfere with comprehension.
By enriching your understanding of how the brain processes language, emotion, and other stimuli, this book will change the way you understand and teach reading skills - and help all your students become successful readers.
The book is published by ASCD.
More from the same
What members say
Average Customer Ratings
Overall
-
3.5 out of 5 stars
-
5 Stars5
-
4 Stars5
-
3 Stars2
-
2 Stars2
-
1 Stars4
Performance
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
5 Stars5
-
4 Stars2
-
3 Stars0
-
2 Stars4
-
1 Stars3
Story
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
5 Stars4
-
4 Stars4
-
3 Stars1
-
2 Stars1
-
1 Stars5
Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall1 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story1 out of 5 stars
- S.T.
- 11-27-13
Academic at best
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
If the first 5 chapters would have provided any useful information in terms of applicability as either parent or teacher, I would have provided a higher rating. Much ado about brain scans and what not.
Would you ever listen to anything by Judy Willis again?
No.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Rosemary Benson?
Never.
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall2 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story2 out of 5 stars
- Rogerick
- 11-30-16
Not so reader friendly
The book is very technical. She illustrates a lengthy knowledge of reading practices and solutions but it's overshadowed by her medical explanations of how the mind works. This is good information but not precisely what the reader is seeking to obtain. The "steps" will need to distilled from the vast amount of data supplied. Which is unfortunate if the person that purchased the book was looking for steps to correct his or her comprehension.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall1 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story1 out of 5 stars
- Eileen McColl
- 05-05-19
Gave up due to the strange robotic narration.
Was really looking forward to this one but had to give up as I couldn’t focus on what was being said. Very tinny, robotic narration.
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- MikeShan
- 06-21-18
Informative
I got alot out of this book. Some of the text doesn't translate very well into the audio format because it relys on imagery. I also found it assumes a pretty high degree of prior teaching knowledge and uses acronyms throughout. I found frustrating because I kept having to look them up.
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Adam Sutherton
- 08-16-14
I did not finish this book
What did you like best about Teaching the Brain to Read: Strategies for Improving Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension? What did you like least?
I gave it 2-3 hours of listening and they were still focused on the biology of the brain and the psychology of it. Not a book for someone who wants to improve their reading skill but perhaps in later chapters this will come out. It was more like a very technical university book so keep this in mind if you chose to purchase.