The art of slow reading
Subtitle: six time-honored practices for engagement
By: Thomas Newkirk
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780325037318
Subjects: Reading comprehension
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-208) and index.
Table of contents: title: About slowness; title: The speed curriculum; title: Reading goes silent: performance; title: Learning by heart: memorization; title: Making a mark: centering; title: The pleasures of difficulty: problem finding; title: A writer's choices: reading like a writer; title: Opening a text: elaborating; title: Epilogue: why can't they be like we were, perfect in every way?.