What does the BRAIN research tell us about reading?
Teachers can do something that brain surgeons cannot!
FACT: Our brains are not wired to read. We must be taught. Struggling readers and those identified as having dyslexia can learn to read with the proper reading instruction!
There is a plethora of information readily available for those interested in learning more about how our brains learn to read. The most important thing that we learned from the brain research is that everyone benefits from explicit, systematic, and structured literacy, but that it is CRITICAL for struggling readers and those identified as having dyslexia or other language-based challenges.
At Feller School we know how to teach our students based on the brain research. We have the experience and patience to support our students with all of the instruction and practice that they need. Building new brain pathways will lead to more efficient reading and improved spelling for ALL of our students!
Want to learn more? Take a look at these publications.
The Reading Brain: How Your Brain Helps You Read, And Why It Matters by Martha Burns, PhD
Reading and the Brain Neurobiology, Harvard Education
Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why SO Many Can’t, and What Can be Done About It by Mark Seidenberg
Reading and the Brain by Stanislas Dehaene
Reading and Wronging Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why SO Many Can’t and and What Can be Done About It by Mark SeidenBerg
See Brain. See Brain Read. Reading Instruction Changes the Brain