Reader, come home : the reading brain in a digital world / Maryanne Wolf ; illustrated by Catherine Stoodley.
By: Wolf, Maryanne [author.].
Contributor(s): Stoodley, Catherine J [illustrator.].
Publisher: New York, New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, ©2018Edition: First edition.Description: viii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780062388780.Other title: Reading brain in a digital world.Subject(s): Reading, Psychology of | Books and reading -- Psychological aspects | Reading comprehension -- Psychological aspects | Reading -- Technological innovations | Reading -- Technological innovations | Reading, Psychology of | Reading -- Technological innovations | Books and reading -- Psychological aspects | Reading comprehension -- Psychological aspects | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics | SCIENCE -- Cognitive Science | SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Neuroscience | Books and reading -- Psychological aspects | Reading comprehension -- Psychological aspects | Reading, Psychology ofGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | BF456.R2 W65 2018 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000015190 |
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.