Wolf, Maryanne,

Reader, come home : the reading brain in a digital world / Reading brain in a digital world. Maryanne Wolf ; illustrated by Catherine Stoodley. - First Harper Paperbacks edition. - New York, NY : Harper, 2019. - viii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

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.

9780062388773


Books and reading--Psychological aspects.
Reading comprehension--Psychological aspects.
Reading, Psychology of.
Reading--Technological innovations.

BF456 .R2 / W65 2019