Tales of literacy for the 21st century / Maryanne Wolf ; with Stephanie Gottwald.

Author/creator Wolf, Maryanne
Other author Gottwald, Stephanie.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Descriptionvi, 200 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Other title Tales of literacy for the twenty-first century
SeriesThe literary agenda
Literary agenda. ^A1257520
Contents Introduction -- A linguist's tale -- A child's tale -- A neuroscientist's tale of words -- The deep reading brain -- A second revolution in the brain -- A tale of hope for non-literate children -- Epilogue.
Abstract Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century wrestles with critical, timely questions for twenty-first century society. How does literacy change the human brain? What does it mean to be a literate or a non-literate person? In the present digital culture what will be lost in the present reading brain, and what will be gained with different mediums than print? By both using research from cognitive neuroscience, psycholinguistics, child development, and education, and considering literacy examples from world literature, Maryanne Wolf plots a course that seeks to preserve the deepest forms of reading from the past, while developing the cognitive skills necessary for this century's next generation around the world.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016932270
ISBN9780198724179 (paperback)
ISBN0198724179 (paperback)

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