BS 136 Why Reading Science Matters

In Brain Science 136 we discuss "Language at the
Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many Can’t, and What Can Be
Done About It" by Mark Seidenberg. We consider the disturbing gap
between our scientific knowledge of reading and current education
practices in the US.


This episode will provide the listener with some important basics
about how reading changes our brains and what is known about how
children learn to read. Learning to read is not as automatic as
learning to talk and when problems arise, early intervention is
essential.


We also consider some of the fascinating differences between
written languages and how they reflect underlying differences
between spoken languages. Plus---- Why speed reading is as myth!


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