Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many CanŐt, and What Can Be Done About ItWe’ve been teaching reading wrong—a leading cognitive scientist tells us how we can finally do it right |
Contents
The Problem and the Paradox | 3 |
Visible Language | 15 |
Writing Its All Mesopotamian Cuneiform to Me | 31 |
HOW WE READ | 57 |
The Eyes Have It | 59 |
F u cn rd ths u cn gt a gd jb nrdng rsch | 85 |
Becoming a Reader | 101 |
Reading The Eternal Triangle | 123 |
THE EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES | 215 |
How Well Does America Read? | 217 |
The Two Cultures of Scienceand Education | 247 |
Reading the Future | 283 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 305 |
NOTES | 309 |
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