How does the brain learn to read? What are the best techniques to teach the reading brain? Why do some brains have problems learning to read?
A fascinating study by a neuropsychologist on the mental processes of literacy acquisition, written in accessible language and supported by diagrams and other illustrations. This book will inform professionals and parents alike, and will challenge many academics with its strongly put case for a balanced approach to teaching reading.
Includes:
- Decoding and encoding
- Auditory and Visual modules of the brain
- Direct recall
- Upper and lower circuits
- Synthetic phonics
- Analytic phonics
- Phonics and whole language
- Developmental Dyslexia
- Neurological diversity
- Patterns of Reading etc.
About the Author:
Duncan Milne completed a PhD in Education and Psychology at the University of Aukland, New Zealand. His research has been published in leading scientific journals including Neuropsychology, Brain and Language, and Neurocase. He is also a director of BESA and an accomplished international speaker on reading acquisition.