The rise of digital media has made it harder than ever to engage in deep, contemplative reading. As Maryanne Wolf writes in her new book, Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World, skimming is the new normal.

In this episode, Marty West speaks with Doug Lemov, who reviewed Wolf’s book for Education Next. (The review is available at

https://www.educationnext.org/forgetting-how-to-read-review-reader-come-home-maryanne-wolf/)

Lemov is managing director of Uncommon Schools and author of Teach Like a Champion and Reading Reconsidered.