Brain Words Studio

Welcome to the Brain Words Studio

Here in the Brain Words Studio you will find media that will help explain the concepts, theory and science behind the impactful book, Brain Words: How the Science of Reading Informs Teaching. You will discover practical applications for your classroom taken from GO READ, Building Brain Words for Beginners.

Richard Gentry and Gene Ouellette, the authors of Brain Words and GO READ!, have created videos, podcast, blogs, and other media to help guide you through the Brain Words universe.

Introduction to Brain Words Studio

Brain words are what we call the stored mental representations of phonics patterns and words essential for igniting the reading and writing brain; these representations store and link a word’s spelling, pronunciation, and meaning and are what underlies the progression to fluent reading with comprehension

Phase Observation for Early Spelling to Read . . . highlights the importance of being aware of developmental phases in best practices for teaching reading and spelling. Here we further explain the role of developmental spelling in learning to read and how spelling and reading develop in concert throughout five specific phases. Preschool-Kindergarten.

Phase Observation for Early Spelling to Read . . . highlights the importance of being aware of developmental phases in best practices for teaching reading and spelling. Here we further explain the role of developmental spelling in learning to read and how spelling and reading develop in concert throughout five specific phases. First Grade.