More Than 100 Brain-Friendly Tools and Strategies for Literacy Instruction [Paperback]

Kathy Perez (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1412926939 | ISBN-13: 978-1412926935 | Publication Date: April 29, 2008

These ready-to-use, brain-friendly strategies, standards-based activities, planning templates, and reproducibles help teachers boost literacy development and teach with the brain in mind.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is a fabulous book! Hundreds of activities that can be implemented at no cost. Buy it, use it, and allow the genius of Kathy Perez to rub off on you." (Harry K. Wong, Author )

"This is a helpful, user-friendly book of easy-to-implement reading strategies. The coverage and length are appropriate for the busy classroom teacher." (Mary Amato, Literacy Coach )

“The book is well-organized and covers important components for reading. This is a major contribution to the recent literature on reading and brain-based teaching.” (Marilee Sprenger, Educational Consultant )

"This book belongs on the desk of every teacher who wants to engage and excite students in brain based learning. Kathy Perez is the ultimate cheerleader for teachers and she gives teachers over 100 easy to use tools to help students succeed.” (Lori Oczkus, National Literacy Consultant and Author )

"What a great resource! Clear, concise, and current, Perez's book makes effective literacy instruction a reality for teachers everywhere." (Rick Morris, Educator )

"These strategies will provide teachers, literacy coaches, and reading specialists not only with theory but proven tools that work, making for an important classroom pick." (The Bookwatch, July 2008 )

About the Author

Katherine Perez, a professor of education at Saint Mary’s College of California, has over three decades of teaching experience from the preschool level through graduate school. A frequent presenter and enthusiastic “teacher cheerleader,” she offers guidance to both novice and experienced educators. Perez is an international educational consultant, author, and motivational speaker, specializing in instructional strategies and creative approaches to literacy and professional development. She integrates state-of-the-art methods and research with passion and practical insights from her own classroom experiences.

Perez has taught in many diverse environments, including in Richmond and Oakland, as a general educator, special educator, reading specialist, and curriculum and staff development coordinator. In order to “keep it real,” she balances her college courses and her work as a coordinator for the California Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment program by serving as a literacy coach in a San Francisco Bay Area middle school, engaging even the most reluctant learners with brain-friendly techniques.

Perez works with teachers, administrators and parents throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, New Zealand, and Australia. For the past three years, she has conducted extensive training in Singapore and Hong Kong for the Ministry of Education.

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Corwin Press (April 29, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1412926939
• ISBN-13: 978-1412926935
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #346,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book today!, May 21, 2008

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K. Broskin (Home, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: More Than 100 Brain-Friendly Tools and Strategies for Literacy Instruction (Paperback)

This book gives you many ideas to make literacy and content come alive by offering interactive activities. It provides relevant, brain-friendly strategies. Ignite your students' natural live for learning and buy this book today!

5.0 out of 5 stars Blends hands-on activities with techniques for different intelligence levels, July 11, 2008

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This review is from: More Than 100 Brain-Friendly Tools and Strategies for Literacy Instruction (Paperback)

Kathy Perez's MORE THAN 100 BRAIN-FRIENDLY TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR LITERACY INSTRUCTION offers more than 100 field-tested strategies for results at any grade level, blending hands-on activities with techniques for different intelligence levels. These strategies will provide teachers, literacy coaches and reading specialists not with theory but with proven tools that work, making for an important classroom pick.