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Reader, Come Home

the Reading Brain in a Digital World
Oct 16, 2018WoodneathAngie rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Reading researcher Wolf frames her research and reflections on the changing reading brain as a series of letters. Each one explains the ways the brain is changing as more of our reading takes place digitally, and the effects of those changes on the brain. What might we be losing because of that shift? Some of the answers might surprise you--short term memory, attention spans, comprehension might seem obvious. But other effects, like the loss of background knowledge to add context and be able to judge the accuracy of information and the loss of empathy that comes when we no longer engage in deep reading may not be as apparent and might have more troubling consequences. Wolf is not averse to technology, however, and presents some possible methods we can use to teach students to be able to effectively read both print and digitally.