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Wolf, Maryanne,

Tales of literacy for the 21st century Tales of literacy for the twenty-first century Maryanne Wolf ; with Stephanie Gottwald. - First edition. - vi, 200 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. - The literary agenda . - Literary agenda. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index.

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.

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.

ISBN: 9780198724179 (paperback) 0198724179 (paperback)

LCCN: 2016932270

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Literacy.
Reading, Psychology of.
Reading comprehension--Psychological aspects.
Cognition and language.
Neurolinguistics.
Psycholinguistics.

LC Class. No.: P37.5.R42 / W65 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 302.2244 WOL