Brain & Reading

Nellie Deutsch, Ed.DEducation Technology Practitioner

Paper or Screen?

Paper or Screen?

Population of Study

Taken online courses

Use Digital Screen

Preferences

Multiple Screens & Paper

Learning to Read

Reading not Natural(Bowden, 1911; Dehaene, 2009)

Brain Changes

(Bracken, 2014 ; Dehaene, 2009)

Brain Changes

(Bracken, 2014 ; Dehaene, 2009)

Communication Skills

How are you doing,

today?

Should We Worry?

Focus on Reading 4 Learning

“We learn best with focused attention” (Goleman, 2013, p. 16)

Challenges and Opportunities

Personal Devices for Reading

“Phase-Locking” Making Neural Connections

(Davidson, 2012; Goleman, 2013)

Connecting to Previous Learning

Focus Necessary for Learning

Sensory

Visual

Auditory SmellTactileTaste

Personal InnerOtherOuter

Distractions Challenge Reading

• Relax• Positive outlook • Collaborate • Social Engagement• Transfer in and out of class

What happens when students focus?

(Csikszentmihalyi, 2002; Davidson, 2012; Goleman, 2013)

Fun Reading & Learning

Bowden, J. H. (1911). Learning to read. The Elementary School Teacher, 12(1), pp. 21-33.

Bracken, J. K. (2014, December). Reading screens vs. reading paper: New literacies? Critical Studies. Retrieved from http://ala-choice.libguides.com/c.php?g=407670

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2002). Flow. London: Rider.

Davidson, R., & Begley, S. (2012) The emotional life of your brain: How to change the way you think, feel and live. London: Hodder & Stoughton.

References

Dehaene, S. (2009, November 17). Our brain on books.Retrieved from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/your-brain-on-books/

Dehaene, S. (2009). Reading in the brain: The science and evolution of a human invention. New York: Viking.

Goleman, D. (2013). Focus: The hidden driver of excellence. London: Bloomsbury.

References