We have really appreciated the sustained exchange of ideas and questions set off by the IFRT Reads discussion on Maryanne Wolf's Reader Come Home, and her concept of "deep reading."
Wolf believes that librarians and educators can play a critical role at the current "hinge moment" in history, and help people of all ages build on the human brain's "pluripotential capacities" in order to grow intellectually, affectively and morally.
Toward that aim, we invite you to a follow-up discussion on Tuesday, February 11th at 2 p.m. Eastern / 1 p.m. Central / noon Mountain / 11 a.m. Pacific to develop three training sessions for librarians and educators on the following topics:
- Ways to help children learn to read with phonics, and use richer reading material from history, literature and the sciences.
- Ways to help patrons of all ages reduce distraction and pay attention when reading or listening.
- Ways to help people of all ages read for comprehension and with an inquisitive/critical mind.
The goal is to move from discussion into action as we develop materials that will allow you to continue these conversations in your community. You can register in advance for this meeting by following this link.
Thanks, and hope you can join us!
Martin Garnar
Member, IFRT Programming and Events Committee
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Martin Garnar (he/him/his)
Director, Amherst College Library
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