Reader, come home : the reading brain in a digital world / Maryanne Wolf ; illustrated by Catherine Stoodley.
Publication details: New York, NY : Harper, 2019.Edition: First Harper Paperbacks editionDescription: viii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:- 9780062388773
- Reading brain in a digital world
- BF456 .R2 W65 2019
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Book | NMC Library | Stacks | BF456 .R2 W65 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 33039001511657 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-247) and index.
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.
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.