About the book: 2022 / Over the last decade, reading has become an integral part of our lives. We stop noticing how much we read and write and hardly ever think about how we do it. Stanislas Dean - a French neuroscientist, the world's leading cognitive neuroscientist - thought about this seriously and conducted a large-scale study of the processes of developing reading and writing skills . In this book, Dean answers questions regarding reading deficits, methods of teaching this skill, writing and reading disorders, the perception of different writing systems, as well as other important aspects. In particular, the neuroscientist gives recommendations on teaching children to read. Stanislas Dean’s research is a step towards more conscious reading, understanding how symbols on paper are transformed in our minds into new worlds and meanings. Right here and now.