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Publication Date: 2009
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What Brain Research Suggests for Teaching Reading Strategies
Willis, Judy
Educational Forum, v73 n4 p333-346 2009
How the brain learns to read has been the subject of much neuroscience educational research. Evidence is mounting for identifiable networks of connected neurons that are particularly active during reading processes such as response to visual and auditory stimuli, relating new information to prior knowledge, long-term memory storage, comprehension, and memory retrieval. This article offers strategies that build on current research showing the correlation of brain structure and literacy development, providing interventions for educators.
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Visual Stimuli, Correlation, Educational Research, Scientific Research, Reading Strategies, Prior Learning, Long Term Memory, Brain, Reading Processes, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Neurology, Teaching Methods
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