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Why reading matters / produced and directed by Chris Hale.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Neurolinguistics.
- Reading.
- Literacy.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Educational television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (60 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2009.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Science writer Rita Carter tells the story of how modern neuroscience has revealed that reading, something most of us take for granted, unlocks remarkable powers. Carter explains how the classic novel Wuthering Heights allows us to step inside other minds and understand the world from different points of view, and she wonders whether the new digital revolution could threaten the values of classic reading.
- Participant:
- Presenter, Rita Carter.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed February 19, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1089749908
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