Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
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- Synopsis
- Many scholars believe that humans are hard-wired for language, but no one, points out Wolf (child development, Tufts U.), believes that about reading and writing. The act of reading is not natural, she argues, either for a child or in the evolution of the brain's capacity to learn. She loves it anyway, and here shares her knowledge and joy at learning to read in both evolutionary and development contexts; she also explores reasons that some people cannot learn to read. By the way, Proust says they were just friends; the squid is not commenting.
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 308 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780060933845
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Date of Addition:
- 02/24/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Maryanne Wolf
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Psychology, Education, Language Arts, Medicine
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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