<p><strong><em>A modern classic, updated for today’s classroom needs </em></strong></p><p>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 <em>How the Brain Learns to Read</em>. </p><p>Top among the second edition’s many new features are:</p><ul> <li>Correlations to the Common Core State Standards </li> <li>A new chapter on how to teach for comprehension </li> <li>Much more on helping older struggling readers master subject-area content </li> <li>Ways to tailor strategies to the unique needs of struggling learners </li> <li>Key links between how the brain learns spoken and written language </li></ul>