We’re Losing the Ability to Read

We’re losing the ability to read

A recent American study, called ‘They Don’t Read Very Well’, analyses the reading comprehension abilities of English literature students at two Midwestern universities. You may be surprised to discover that the title is not ironic. That they don’t read very well is an understatement along the lines of Spike Milligan’s ‘I told you I was

Reading crisis at German universities? Lectures show how the digital age fundamentally changes the literacy of young people.

The stroop effect and the myth of automaticity

A widespread view in cognition is that once acquired through extensive practice, mental skills such as reading are automatic. Lexical and semantic analyses

Many students are out of place at universities, says history professor Michael Sommer in a recent interview. He is not the only one who represents this opinion.