Reader's Block: A History of Reading Differences PDF
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READER’S BLOCK SS88006633--RRuubbeerryy..iinndddd ii 66//66//2222 99::2233 AAMM R E A D E R ’ S B L O C K A History of Reading Diff erences Matthew Rubery Stanford University Press Stanford, California SS88006633--RRuubbeerryy..iinndddd iiiiii 66//66//2222 99::2233 AAMM Stanford University Press Stanford, California ©2022 by Matthew Rubery. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, elec- tronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Stanford University Press. Printed in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Rubery, Matthew, author. Title: Reader’s block : a history of reading diff erences / Matthew Rubery. Description: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifi ers: LCCN 2022003997 (print) | LCCN 2022003998 (ebook) | ISBN 9781503632493 (cloth) | ISBN 9781503633421 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Reading—Physiological aspects. | Reading disability. | Neurodiversity. Classifi cation: LCC QP399 .R83 2022 (print) | LCC QP399 (ebook) | DDC 612.8—dc23/eng/20220211 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022003997 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022003998 Cover design: Notch Design Cover image: Stocksy Typeset by Newgen North America in 10.2/14.4 Minion Pro SS88006633--RRuubbeerryy..iinndddd iivv 66//66//2222 99::2233 AAMM This one’s for The Razor. SS88006633--RRuubbeerryy..iinndddd vv 66//66//2222 99::2233 AAMM Contents Introduction: The Unideal Reader 1 1 Dyslexia 35 2 Hyperlexia 67 3 Alexia 99 4 Synesthesia 122 5 Hallucinations 142 6 Dementia 174 Epilogue 201 Acknowledgments 209 Notes 211 Index 265 SS88006633--RRuubbeerryy..iinndddd vviiii 66//66//2222 99::2233 AAMM READER’S BLOCK SS88006633--RRuubbeerryy..iinndddd iixx 66//66//2222 99::2233 AAMM
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