" ... research depicts how the present reading brain enables the development of some of our most important intellectual and affective processes: internalized knowledge, analogical reasoning, and inference; perspective-taking and empathy; critical analysis and the generation of insight. Research surfacing in many parts of the world now cautions that each of these essential “deep reading” processes may be under threat as we move into digital-based modes of reading" . I was recently reading an article by Maryanne Wolf , Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at UCLA. Wolf's article described research revealing how digital technologies have radically changed reading practices, leading to a reduced ability to comprehend the deeper meanings within text. Such a decline in reading comprehension has profound implications for knowledge acquisition (learning), reasoning (cognitive inference generation) and critical thinking. Beyon
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