More Than 100 Brain-Friendly Tools and Strategies for Literacy Instruction
- Kathy Perez - St. Mary's College of California
Prior knowledge is activated
Students are actively engaged
Connections are created and reinforced
Opportunities are incorporated for reflection and metacognition
Student-to-student interactive social learning is promoted
This book from an international trainer and consultant goes the next step and uses these findings to inform practical implementation for literacy. The author briefly targets the relevant research and moves quickly to providing tools and strategies for teachers to use for motivation and engagement, and specifically to improve teaching and learning in the literacy domains of vocabulary and comprehension. While additional research rationale is sprinkled throughout the book, the format is 10% research and theory and 90% practical tools and strategies for classrooms. This book is packed with use-today resources for teachers to get all students off the sidelines and fully engagd in literacy learning.
"This is a fabulous book! Hundreds of activities that can be implemented at no cost. Buy it, use it, and allow the genius of Kathy Perez to rub off on you."
"This is a helpful, user-friendly book of easy-to-implement reading strategies. The coverage and length are appropriate for the busy classroom teacher."
“The book is well-organized and covers important components for reading. This is a major contribution to the recent literature on reading and brain-based teaching.”
"This book belongs on the desk of every teacher who wants to engage and excite students in brain based learning. Kathy Perez is the ultimate cheerleader for teachers and she gives teachers over 100 easy to use tools to help students succeed.”
"What a great resource! Clear, concise, and current, Perez's book makes effective literacy instruction a reality for teachers everywhere."
"These strategies will provide teachers, literacy coaches, and reading specialists not only with theory but proven tools that work, making for an important classroom pick."