Language at the Speed of Sight
by Mark Seidenberg · first published 2017
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A psychology professor specializing in the cognitive and neurological bases of language and reading discusses why children and adults have been incorrectly taught how to read and offers suggestions on how to vastly improve this vital life skill.
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The best reading I’ve done recently about dyslexia is Language at the Speed of Sight, by Mark Seidenberg [1]. He goes into great detail about the neurology or reading and various reading challenges (acquired and lifelong). 1: https://www.amazon.com/Language-Speed-Sight-Can%C2%92t-About...
on “The Couple Who Helped Decode Dyslexia” ↗I recommend reading the book "Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many Can't, and What Can Be Done About It" by Matthew Seidenberg. It starts off with the history of writing, which I actually have to go back and re-read because it's such a crazy…
on “Website allows you to experience what it is like to live with dyslexia (2016)” ↗…checking out APM's documentaries on this issue (https://features.apmreports.org/reading/). These are in-depth and accessible. If you want to go further, you can read Moat's Speech to Print, Seidenberg's Language at the Speed of Sight, and many others. If you want to go even deeper, then welcome to the firehose that is educational research :D.
on “Ask HN: ML Papers to Implement” ↗