Reading versus listening in the future of literacy
A language scientist argues reading and listening both aid understanding but offer distinct benefits. He envisions future worlds with space journeys and screens yet notes books remain common. Reading and listening are complementary, not interchangeable, for deep comprehension.
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Sebastian L
Skanderborg
Denmark
Iiter
Neptune
Do You Need to Read to Learn The Neuroscience Says
The brain uses shared language systems for reading and listening but differs in input pace and structure. Reading guides with punctuation and layout, while listening relies on memory and tone. Listening can be harder with complex material, yet some prefer it, and engagement affects comprehension.
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Curiouskidsus
Theconversation.com
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Bestselling Books Of The Week Ended July 26
The list, compiled from Circana BookScan data, shows top titles across publishers and retailers. Notable entries include Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson and Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, with many authors such as Patterson Lupica and Araki represented.
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Bantam
Patterson/Lupica
Little, Brown
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Ballantine
JoJo
Necessary Fiction and Osunde's Lagos Love Stories
A vivid portrait of queer life in Lagos through multiple interwoven lives. Ziz May Yemisi Awele and others navigate love, family rejection, and survival with tenderness and bold resolve. The novel centers on necessary fictions that sustain them and ends with a communal sense of belonging despite hardship.
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Eloghosa Osunde
Osunde
Lagos
Nigeria
Ziz
Marc
May
Yemisi
Awele
Maro
Tega
Akin
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