Maryanne Wolf

¿Cómo aprendió a leer el cerebro? Y ¿cuál ha sido su evolución desde las tablillas de arcilla de la antigüedad hasta nuestra tecnología actual? Entretejiendo la neurociencia, la psicología, la litera

Quel impact du monde digital sur notre cerveau et sur lavenir de notre société ?Au travers de neuf lettres, qui composent les neuf chapitres de ce livre passionnant, Maryanne Wolf nous explique comment la lecture façonne notre cerveau des le plus jeune age. Des lors, que va-t-il se passer dans un monde ou, accapares par les ecrans, nous lisons de moins en moins ? La jeune generation, si douee pour faire plusieurs choses a la fois et capable dacceder dun simple clic a de multiples sources de savoir, saura-t-elle conserver, voire ameliorer, les processus neuronaux lies a la lecture profonde, tels que le raisonnement critique et la capacite a se mettre a la place de lautre ? Ou bien les laissera-t-elle pericliter au risque de devenir vulnerable aux fake news ? La distraction incessante quoffre la surabondance des supports numeriques pesera-t-elle sur la capacite dattention, de concentration et de memorisation de nos enfants et petits-enfants ? la lecture en diagonale est-elle appelee a devenir la nouvelle norme ? Et si oui, allons-nous perdre notre aptitude a lanalyse critique, a la reflexion personnelle et a lempathie toutes conditions necessaires dune vie democratique ? Il y aura un avant et un apres Lecteur, reste avec nous ! Ceux qui lisaient deja liront encore davantage (et differemment), ceux qui ont delaisse la lecture sy remettront seance tenante et tous feront passer le mot autour deux : "Lisez ! Lisez ! Lisez !"

Potser ja ho heu començat a notar: fins i tot els lectors de tota la vida estem canviant els hàbits de lectura i, sota els efectes de la comunicació digital, cada vegada ens costa mes concentrar-nos

The author of the acclaimed Proust and the Squid follows up with a lively, ambitious, and deeply informative book that considers the future of the reading brain and our capacity for critical thinking, empathy, and reflection as we become increasingly dependent on digital technologies.A decade ago, Maryanne Wolfs Proust and the Squid revealed what we know about how the brain learns to read and how reading changes the way we think and feel. Since then, the ways we process written language have changed dramatically with many concerned about both their own changes and that of children. New research on the reading brain chronicles these changes in the brains of children and adults as they learn to read while immersed in a pervasive digital culture.Drawing deeply on this research, this book comprises a series of letters Wolf writes to usher beloved readersto describe her concerns and her hopes about what is happening to our cognitive processes and the reading brain as it unavoidably changes to adapt to digital mediums. Wolf raises difficult questions, including: Will children learn to incorporate the full range of "deep reading" processes that are at the core of the expert reading brain? Will the mix of a seemingly infinite set of distractions for childrens attention and their quick access to immediate, voluminous information alter their ability to think for themselves? With information at their fingertips, will the next generation learn to build their own storehouse of knowledge, which could impede the ability to make analogies and draw inferences from what they know? Will all these influences change the formation in children and the use in adults of "slower" cognitive processes like critical thinking, personal reflection, imagination, and empathy that comprise deep reading and that influence both how we think and how we live our lives? How can we preserve deep reading processes in future iterations of the reading brain? Concerns about attention span, critical reasoning, and over-reliance on technology are never just about childrenWolf herself has found that, though she is a reading expert, her ability for deep reading has been impacted by extensive screen reading as she has become increasingly dependent on screens.Wolf draws on neuroscience, literature, education, child development, and philosophy and blends historical, literary, and scientific facts with down-to-earth examples and warm anecdotes to illuminate complex ideas that culminate in a proposal for a biliterate reading brain. Provocative and intriguing, Reader, Come Home EPB is a roadmap that provides a cautionary but hopeful perspective on the impact of technology on our brains and our most essential intellectual capacitiesand what this could mean for our future.

"Wolf restores our awe of the human brainits adaptability, its creativity, and its ability to connect with other minds through a procession of silly squiggles." San Francisco ChronicleHow do people learn to read and writeand how has the development of these skills transformed the brain and the world itself ? Neuropsychologist and child development expert Maryann Wolf answers these questions in this ambitious and provocative book that chronicles the remarkable journey of the reading brain not only throughout our evolution but also over the course of a single childs life, showing why a growing percentage have difficulty mastering these abilities.With fascinating down-to-earth examples from cognitive neuroscience and lively personal anecdotes, Wolf asserts that the brain that examined the tiny clay tablets of the Sumerians is a very different brain from the one that is immersed in todays technology-driven literacy, in which visual images on the screen are paving the way for a reduced need for written languagewith potentially profound consequences for our future.Drawing on history, neuroscience, and personal stories, this landmark book illuminates the science behind our brains greatest invention. What does this journey tell us about ourselves, and what is at stake in our digital future?A Journey Through the History of Writing: Follow the evolution of written language from the first Sumerian clay tablets to the development of the alphabet, and see how this invention reshaped human consciousness. How a Child Learns to Read: Discover the miracle of a young brain learning to read, recapitulating in a few short years the breakthroughs that took our species thousands of years to achieve. The Science of Dyslexia: Gain a new understanding of reading challenges, exploring dyslexia not simply as a deficit but as a different organization of the brain that often comes with unique strengths. The Future of the Reading Brain: Confront profound questions about our transition to a digital culture and what might happen to our cognitive abilities in a world increasingly dominated by screens.

En la última década, la manera en que procesamos el lenguaje escrito ha cambiado de manera radical. Vivimos rodeados de pantallas, en muchos casos nos hemos vuelto adictos a ellas, y eso ha suscitado multiples preocupaciones acerca de como eso esta cambiando nuestro cerebro y, sobre todo, el de nuestros hijos. En Lector, vuelve a casa, Maryanne Wolf se sumerge en la investigacion cientifica que aborda la transformacion de los cerebros de los niños que aprenden a leer y de los adultos que leemos de una manera diferente. Pero el libro no solo se basa en la ciencia, sino en la historia, la literatura, la filosofia y la pedagogia. Escrito como si se tratara de cartas dirigidas a nosotros sus queridos lectores, Wolf, especialista en lectura y aprendizaje, afronta sus preocupaciones y esperanzas sobre la manera en que nos relacionamos con el lenguaje. Y lo hace asumiendo algo que muchos hemos empezado a advertir: incluso los lectores de toda la vida estan cambiando sus habitos y ven alterada su capacidad de concentracion. Provocador e intrigante, Lector, vuelve a casa es una guia que nos ofrece una perspectiva esperanzada, pero no ingenua, del impacto que la tecnologia tiene en nuestros cerebros y en nuestras capacidades intelectuales mas esenciales. Y señala lo que eso puede significar para el futuro.

En la última década, la manera en que procesamos el lenguaje escrito ha cambiado de manera radical. Vivimos rodeados de pantallas, en muchos casos nos hemos vuelto adictos a ellas, y eso ha suscitado multiples preocupaciones acerca de como eso esta cambiando nuestro cerebro y, sobre todo, el de nuestros hijos.En Lector, vuelve a casa, Maryanne Wolf se sumerge en la investigacion cientifica que aborda la transformacion de los cerebros de los niños que aprenden a leer y de los adultos que leemos de una manera diferente. Pero el libro no solo se basa en la ciencia, sino en la historia, la literatura, la filosofia y la pedagogia. Escrito como si se tratara de cartas dirigidas a nosotros sus queridos lectores, Wolf, especialista en lectura y aprendizaje, afronta sus preocupaciones y esperanzas sobre la manera en que nos relacionamos con el lenguaje. Y lo hace asumiendo algo que muchos hemos empezado a advertir: incluso los lectores de toda la vida estan cambiando sus habitos y ven alterada su capacidad de concentracion.Provocador e intrigante, Lector, vuelve a casa es una guia que nos ofrece una perspectiva esperanzada, pero no ingenua, del impacto que la tecnologia tiene en nuestros cerebros y en nuestras capacidades intelectuales mas esenciales. Y señala lo que eso puede significar para el futuro.