Book
Language at the speed of sight : how we read, why so many can't, and what can be done about it
Publication Information
New York : Basic Books, [2017]
Physical Description
374 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes
Part 1: Reading, writing, and speech. The problem and the paradox ; Visible language ; Writing: it's all Mesopotamian cuneiform to me -- Part 2: 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 -- Part 3: The educational challenges. How well does America read? ; The two cultures of science and education ; Reading the future.