Maryanne Wolf has written a seminal book that will soon be considered a must read classic in the fields of literacy, learning and digital media. " Wolf is sober, realistic, and hopeful, an impressive trifecta. We can see that there's some tension in the air.
There's Prick, Loyal, Innocent, and Airhead. —Corriere della Sera, Pier Luigi Vercesi. Close your vocabulary gaps with personalized learning that focuses on teaching the words you need to know. The prodigal bitch returns, " says Prick. Reader Come Home conveys a cautionary message, but it also will rekindle your heart and help illuminate promising paths ahead.
"Timely and important.... if you love reading and the ways it has enriched your life and our world, Reader, Come Homeis essential, arriving at a crucial juncture in history. "Scholar, storyteller, and humanist, Wolf brings her laser sharp eye to the science of reading in a seminal book about what it means to be literate in our digital and global age. We can call him Forgettable. When you eat your breakfast as fast as possible in order to get to school on time, you can say that you wolf down your waffles. "Wolf wields her pen with equal parts wisdom and wonder. "MaryAnne Wolf's Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World (2018) returns after 10 years to map a cognitive landscape that was only beginning to take shape in her earlier book, Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain (2008). Good, suspenseful, horror movie with an interesting explanation at the end. Bolstered by her remarkably deft distillation of the scientific evidence and her fully accessible analysis of the road ahead, Wolf refuses to wring her hands. Meana wolf do as i say it free. "— BookPage, Well Read: Are you reading this?, Robert Weibezahl.
The book is a combination of engaging synthesis of neuroscience and educational research, with reflection on literature and literary reading. Sherry Turkle, Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science, MIT; author, Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age; Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other. From the science of reading to the threats and opportunities posed by ubiquitous technologies for the modern preschooler, Reader Come Home reminds us that deep literacy is essential for progress and the future of our democracy. San Francisco Chronicle. "This is a book for all of us who love reading and fear that what we love most about it seems to slip away in the distractions and interruptions of the digital world. Gutsy goes up and visits with her little brother a bit. Meana wolf do as i say nothing. Will Gutsy and her brothers Prick, Innocent, Loyal, and Airhead survive? A cognitive neuroscientist considers the effect of digital media on the brain. I'm feeling mischievously creative today, so instead of giving you a straight forward review I'll clue you in this way: There once was a girl named Gutsy who, after spending some time abroad in the States making her fortune, returns home to England to visit with her family. This book comprises a series of letters Wolf writes to us—her beloved readers—to describe her concerns and her hopes about what is happening to the reading brain as it unavoidably changes to adapt to digital mediums. I'm guessing: booze, drugs, nonsense talk, fondling, etc. When you engage in this kind of speed eating, you wolf down, or simply "wolf, " your food. — Slate Book Review. "Reader, Come Home provides us with intimate details of brain function, vision, language, and neuroplasticity.
"Wolf is a serious scholar genuinely trying to make the world a better place. His objective: said nap. She tells him to stay there and finish his nap. "The author of "Proust and the Squid" returns to the subject of technology's effect on our brains and our reading habits. "The digital age is effectively reshaping the reading circuits in our brains, argues Ms. Wolf. An antidote for today's critical-thinking deficit. "— Shelf Awareness, Reader, Come Home. "Wolf (Tufts, Proust and the Squid) provides a mix of reassurance and caution in this latest look at how we read today.... Meana wolf do as i say song. A hopeful look at the future of reading that will resonate with those who worry that we are losing our ability to think in the digital age. The Guardian, Skim reading is the new normal. "Maryanne Wolf goes to the heart of the problem: reading is a political act and the speed of information can decrease our critical thought. " She…explains how our ability to be "good readers" is intimately connected to our ability to reflect, weigh the credibility of information that we are bombarded with across platforms, form our own opinions, and ultimately strengthen democracy. " "What about my brothers? The Reading Brain in a Digital World. Reader, Come Home is full of sound… for parents. "
She advocates "biliteracy" — teaching children first to read physical books (reinforcing the brain's reading circuit through concrete experience), then to code and use screens effectively. "I once smoked a joint this big, " says Airhead. —Anderse, Germana Paraboschi. "How often do you read in a deep and sustained way fully immersed, even transformed, by entering another person's world? "In this profound and well-researched study of our changing reading patterns, Wolf presents lucid arguments for teaching our brain to become all-embracing in the age of electronic technology. All her brothers are there. Oh yeah, and some guy I don't remember. She has written another seminal book destined to become a dog-eared, well-thumbed, often-referenced treasure on your bookshelf....
Draws on neuroscience, psychology, education, philosophy, physics, physiology, and literature to examine the differences between reading physical books and reading digitally. Perhaps even some jealousy. When people process information quickly and in brief bursts, as is common today, they curtail the development of the "contemplative dimension" of the brain that provides humans with the capacity to form insight and empathy. This in turn could undermine our democratic, civil society. " "The book is a rewarding read, not only because of the ideas Wolf presents us with but also because of her warm writing style and rich allusion to literary and philosophical thinkers, infused with such a breadth of authors that only a true lover of reading could have written this book. "This rich study by cognitive scientist Maryanne Wolf tackles an urgent question: how do digital devices affect the reading brain? But there's hope: Sustained, close reading is vital to redeveloping attention and maintaining critical thinking, empathy and myriad other skills in danger of extinction. Otherwise we risk losing the critical benefits for humanity that come with reading deeply to understand our world. Something feral, powerful, and vicious. Tales of Literacy for the 21st Century, 2016, etc. )
And for us, today, how seriously we take it, will mark of the measure of our lives. "