In a Reading State of Mind: Brain Research, Teacher Modeling, and Comprehension Instruction

by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Diane Lapp

Educators agree that teacher modeling is a key component of good instruction but how do you model reading comprehension? What s the best way to present new information so your students can convert it to working knowledge and usable skills? This book DVD combination seamlessly blends current research about the brain and learning with classroom examples to show you how instructional modeling can lead to increased engagement and literacy learning. You ll learn what happens in the brain as a person reads and how to model your own thinking effectively. You also will meet a number of middle- and secondary-grade teachers who use modeling to help their students understand complex ideas. Chapters explore ways you can model comprehension and word solving strategies, as well as how to use text structures and text features to learn and retain information. The included DVD gives you an opportunity to see teacher modeling in action in real classrooms, and the final chapter in the book serves as a professional development guide with discussion questions that correspond to segments of the DVD. The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research. Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better. Some of the many areas we publish in -Comprehension
-Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers
-Early Literacy
-Adolescent Literacy
-Assessment
-Literacy Coaching
-Research And Policy

Genres: Professional Development, Education, Nonfiction

152 pages, Paperback

First published October 27, 2008

About the author

Douglas Fisher, Ph.D., is an educator and Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High & Middle College.

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Reviews

[Charlotte Hajduga · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! Delightful, insightful, easy to understand how the brain learns. The importance of Reading Comprehension is the key to learning and understanding the world around us. This should be a must read for all teachers, administrators and educators of all types on every level.

[Bridget Yarusso · Rating 4 out of 5]

A more scientific read on comprehension and modeling in the classroom. The authors provide insight into human beings' natural inclination to imitate one another, thus perpetuating good and bad habits alike. This book makes the case that our brains are hard-wired to do so and teachers should put forth more effort to model for their students the skills they want them to learn.

[jen]

So far this is extremely interesting...

[Judy Beemer · Rating 5 out of 5]

For teachers interested in teaching text structure so that it matters, here is help. This is one of the best books I've read on teaching reading well for secondary students.

[Lori Sharp · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little boring ... research based ... and written accordingly. I know, research is important, but I like reading professional books about application and instructional practices.

[Darlene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Secondary grades.

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read this book many times. It is definitely in my top ten books that affect my teaching.