Phonics Vs. Whole Word: The Science Of Reading, With Adrian Johns
Big Brains24 Elo 2023

Phonics Vs. Whole Word: The Science Of Reading, With Adrian Johns

Reading is one of the most significant practices in the modern age of information, but it has a complicated history. Scientists began studying reading over a century ago; they built eye movement devices to study how fast and efficiently we read, and even proposed methods on the best ways to teach kids how to read. But all of this well-intentioned science led to various debates, from America's Reading Wars to today's anti-elite and anti-science movement.

In a new book, The Science of Reading: Information, Media, and Mind in Modern America, Prof. Adrian Johns, chair of the Department of History at the University of Chicago, dives into reading's complicated history and what we can learn from it to better shape the future of reading.

Big Brains is sponsored by the Graham School for Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies.

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