Bibliograph

Proust and the squid, the story and science of the reading brain, Maryanne Wolf ; illustrations by Catherine Stoodley

Type

Label

Proust and the squid, the story and science of the reading brain, Maryanne Wolf ; illustrations by Catherine Stoodley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-295) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Proust and the squid

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

148887403

Responsibility statement

Maryanne Wolf ; illustrations by Catherine Stoodley

Sub title

the story and science of the reading brain

Summary

A developmental psychologist evaluates the ways in which reading and writing have transformed the human brain, in an anecdotal study that reveals the significant changes in evolutionary brain physiology throughout history

Table Of Contents

How the brain learned to read -- Reading lessons from Proust and the squid -- How the brain adapted itself to read: the first writing systems -- The birth of an alphabet and Socrates' protests -- How the brain learns to read over time -- The beginnings of reading development, or not -- The "natural history" of reading development: connecting the parts of the young reading brain -- The unending story of reading's development -- When the brain can't learn to read -- Dyslexia's puzzle and the brain's design -- Genes, gifts, and dyslexia -- From the reading brain to "what comes next."

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor