Bibliograph

Language at the speed of sight, how we read, why so many can't, and what can be done about it, Mark Seidenberg

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Language at the speed of sight, how we read, why so many can't, and what can be done about it, Mark Seidenberg

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-361) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Language at the speed of sight

Oclc number

961098496

Responsibility statement

Mark Seidenberg

Sub title

how we read, why so many can't, and what can be done about it

Summary

A psychology professor specializing in the cognitive and neurological bases of language and reading discusses why children and adults have been incorrectly taught how to read and offers suggestions on how to vastly improve this vital life skill

Table Of Contents

Reading, writing, and speech. The problem and the paradox ; Visible language ; Writing: it's all Mesopotamian cuneiform to me -- How we read. The eyes have it ; F u cn rd ths, u cn gt a gd jb n rdng rsch ; Becoming a reader ; Reading: the eternal triangle ; Dyslexia and its discontents ; Brain bases of reading -- The educational challenges. How well does America read? ; The two cultures of science and education ; Reading the future

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