How the Brain Learns to Read

A modern classic, updated for today s classroom needs

No skill is more fundamental to our students education than reading. And no recent book has done more to advance our understanding of the neuroscience behind this so-critical skill than David Sousa s How the Brain Learns to Read.

Top among the second edition s many new features are:

• Correlations to the Common Core State Standards
• A new chapter on how to teach for comprehension
• Much more on helping older struggling readers master subject-area content
• Ways to tailor strategies to the unique needs of struggling learners
• Key links between how the brain learns spoken and written language