Reader, come home : the reading brain in a digital world / Maryanne Wolf ; illustrated by Catherine Stoodley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolf, Maryanne, author.

Contributor:

Stoodley, C. J., illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading, Psychology of.

Books and reading--Psychological aspects.

Books and reading.

Reading comprehension--Psychological aspects.

Reading comprehension.

Reading--Technological innovations.

Reading.

Technological innovations.

Local Subjects:

Reading, Psychology of.

Reading--Technological innovations.

Books and reading--Psychological aspects.

Reading comprehension--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

viii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]

Summary:

Wolf considers the future of the reading brain and our capacity for critical thinking, empathy and reflection as we become increasingly dependent upon digital technologies.

A decade ago, Wolf's Proust and the Squid revealed what we know about how the brain learns to read and how reading changes the way we think and feel. Now that we are completely immersed in the internet and digital devices, our ways of processing language have altered dramatically. In a series of letters, Wolf describes her hopes and concerns about what is happening to the brain as it adapts to digital mediums, illuminating complex ideas with anecdotes and down-to-earth examples. Wolf considers the future of the reading brain and our capacity for critical thinking, empathy and reflection as we become increasingly dependent upon digital technologies.

Contents:

Reading, the canary in the mind

Under the big top: an unusual view of the reading brain

Deep reading: is it endangered?

"What will become of the readers we have been?"

The raising of children in a digital age

From laps to laptops in the first five years: don't move too fast

The science and poetry in learning (and teaching) to read

Building a biliterate brain

Reader, come home.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-247) and index.

ISBN:

9780062388780

0062388789

OCLC:

1047603037