How literacy acquisition affects the illiterate mind - A critical examination 
of theories and evidence

Huettig, Falk; Mishra, Ramesh K

doi:10.1111/lnc3.12092

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How literacy acquisition affects the illiterate mind - A critical examination of theories and evidence

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Huettig, Falk
Psychology of Language Department, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society;
Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, External Organizations;
The Cultural Brain, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society;

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Huettig, F., & Mishra, R. K. (2014). How literacy acquisition affects the illiterate mind - A critical examination of theories and evidence. Language and Linguistics Compass, 8(10), 401-427. doi:10.1111/lnc3.12092.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0019-0753-1

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At present, more than one-fifth of humanity is unable to read and write. We critically examine experimental evidence and theories of how (il)literacy affects the human mind. In our discussion we show that literacy has significant cognitive consequences that go beyond the processing of written words and sentences. Thus, cultural inventions such as reading shape general cognitive processing in non-trivial ways. We suggest that this has important implications for educational policy and guidance as well as research into cognitive processing and brain functioning.