Reading and Language Arts Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites: 20 Literacy Strategies That Engage the Brain

 

Brain-based strategies turn reluctant readers into motivated learners!

Building on Marcia Tate’s successful “dendrite-growing” teaching strategies, Reading and Language Arts Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites contains 300 instructional activities and brain-compatible literacy. Newly consistent with Common Core State Standards, this resource offers hands-on techniques to help teach reading in relevant, motivating, and engaging ways. Activities cover literacy instruction including:

• Phonemic awareness


• Phonics and vocabulary instruction


• Text comprehension


• Reading authentically, widely, and strategically


• Writing strategically


• Creating, critiquing, and discussing texts


• Conducting research


• Using technological resources


• Respecting diversity in language


• Participating in literary communities


• Using language to accomplish purposes