Reader, come home : the reading brain in a digital world /
Reading brain in a digital world
Maryanne Wolf ; illustrated by Catherine Stoodley.
- First edition.
- viii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references 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.