Dyslexia, Fluency, and the Brain

by Maryanne Wolf

Scientists in the areas of cognition, clinical psychology, experimental psychology, and neuroscience investigate how the time it takes for the brain to process written language affects the development of reading.

Genres: Nonfiction

423 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Maryanne Wolf received her doctorate from Harvard University in the Department of Human Development and Psychology in the Graduate School of Education, where she began her work on the neurological underpinnings of reading, language, and dyslexia. Professor Wolf was awarded the Distinguished Professor of the Year Award from the Massachusetts Psychological Association, and also the Teaching Excellence Award from the American Psychological Association.

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very technical read but a good source for areas of research concerning dyslexia that were current at the time the book was published. Significant advances in dyslexia research have been made since then.

[Eleanor Collins · Rating 1 out of 5]

Lots of good information in this book, but so poorly presented that it was almost impossible to get through it. Maryanne Wolf is a good speaker, and presumably a good researcher, but she is a lousy editor.