Month: August 2020
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Title: Reader Come Home: The Reading Brain In A Digital World Author: Maryanne Wolf Synopsis: Wolf examines the effect of digital devices and media on what she calls the ‘deep-reading brain,’ highlighting the detriments to attention, comprehension, memory, empathy, critical thinking, and reflection. To offset these effects, she advocates that educators and parents work towards…
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Title: Here In The Real World Author: Sara Pennypacker Publication Date: 2020 The Plot In 5 Sentences Or Less: 11 year old Ware seems to be in for another depressing summer hanging out at the Community Rec Center while his parents are at work. His plans change when he plays hooky and discovers a demoed…
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