How the Human Brain Learned to Read
Reach Out and Read
English - June 23, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBMedicine Health & Fitness Kids & Family Education for Kids earlychildhoodeducation librarians books children earlyreaders literacy pediatrics reachoutandread reading wellvisits Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The human brain doesn’t come wired to read. Remarkably, recognizing, decoding, and comprehending a single word takes many different repurposed brain circuits working together. Dr Maryanne Wolf, Dir. of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at UCLA breaks down the science of the reading brain — from the neuroscientific importance of oral language, to recognizing the alphabet, reading words, and ultimately, the experience of novel thought while reading.