Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many Can't, and What Can Be Done about It

by Mark Seidenberg

Book Overview

In this "important and alarming" (New York Times) book, see why so many American students are falling behind in their reading skills while others around the world excel.

The way we teach reading is not working, and it cannot continue. We have largely abandoned phones-based reading instruction, despite research that supports its importance for word recognition. Rather than treating Black English as a valid dialect and recognizing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541617150
• ISBN13: 9781541617155
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.0"