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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

Seidenberg, Mark S., author

Overview

In Language at the Speed of Sight, internationally renowned cognitive scientist Mark Seidenberg reveals the underexplored science of reading, which spans cognitive science, neurobiology, and linguistics. As Seidenberg shows, the disconnect between science and education is a major factor in America's chronic underachievement. How we teach reading places many children at risk of failure, discriminates against poorer kids, and discourages even those who could have become more successful readers. Children aren't taught basic print skills because educators cling to the disproved theory that good readers guess the words in texts, a strategy that encourages skimming instead of close reading. Interventions for children with reading disabilities are delayed because parents are mistakenly told their kids will catch up if they work harder. Learning to read is more difficult for children who speak a minority dialect in the home, but that is not reflected in classroom practices. By building on science's insights, we can improve how our children read, and take real steps toward solving the inequality that illiteracy breeds.

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Subject: Reading (Higher education) / Literacy. / Language experience approach in education. / Cognition disorders. / Psycholinguistics. / Educational change.
• ISBN: 9780465019328, 9781541617155

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
LB2395.3.S44 2016	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE