Educational Neuroscience for Literacy Teachers

Lucy Spence is a Professor of Language and Literacy Education in the Department of Instruction and Teacher Education at the University of South Carolina, USA.Ayan Mitra is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Hoeft Laboratory for Learning Engineering and Neural Systems (BrainLENS Laboratory, University of Connecticut and University of California, San Francisco) with joint appointment at the Brain Imaging Research Center (BIRC) at the University of Connecticut, USA, Department of Psychological Sciences.

• 1. Neuroscience and Literacy 2. Literacy Theories 3. Embodied Brain 4. Social and Emotional Brain 5. Multimodal Brain 6. Making Meaning 7. Phonology 8. Languaging 9. Literacy Networks

"An impressive read! This book bridges between research-substantiated explanations of effective literacy instruction and the current neuroscience evidence on reading processes and development. Spence and Mitra have achieved what others have only envisioned, conjoining neurobiology and classroom sociality for a robust explanation of robust literacy engagement."--George G. Hruby, Collaborative Center for Literacy Development, University of Kentucky, USA"[T]his book provides an accessible, useable summary of important research findings about how children learn to read, and about how adults can support and teach this process in socially, emotionally, culturally, linguistically and cognitively appropriate ways. From complex neuroscientific data to practical implications for diverse K-12 classroom contexts, Spence and Mitra take educators on a journey into the science and practice of teaching reading to help young people become literate in the full sense of the term."--From the Foreword by Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, University of Southern California, USA