I Just Want the Facts A lot of people don’t read novels, or go to see plays because they ‘just want the facts’ - they say they don’t have time for made-up stories. Other people just see literature as something to be consumed for entertainment. These attitudes to … [Read more...] about How To Read Between the Lines?
Reading & Comprehension
Reading, Dyslexia and Brain Plasticity
Brain imaging studies have found that the brains of people with dyslexia function differently to the brains of people who are good readers. For example, areas of the brain that deal with processing individual sounds are less developed in people with dyslexia. Theories on the … [Read more...] about Reading, Dyslexia and Brain Plasticity
The Importance of Multiple Literacies
Most people still define literacy as ‘the ability to read and write’. In schools today, the term ‘literacy’ has a completely different meaning: ‘the ability to communicate effectively in any form’. Communicating effectively is not just being adept with basic skills such as … [Read more...] about The Importance of Multiple Literacies
Advanced Reading Skills: Is Autobiography Fiction?
All pieces of writing carry a message to the reader. In non-fiction works, such as textbooks, that message is overt, and usually stated in the title and chapter headings.In works of fiction, such as novels, the message from the author is usually implied rather than stated … [Read more...] about Advanced Reading Skills: Is Autobiography Fiction?
Using Fiction, Like ‘Catch-22’, to Help Us Think Deeply
“How are you?”“Busy.” So many people describe their lives like that . . . Do you? We live in a multi-tasking, 24/7, always connected, always available, world - we feel dragged this way and that by so many competing and compelling calls on our attention. This makes it … [Read more...] about Using Fiction, Like ‘Catch-22’, to Help Us Think Deeply