Kate stopped reading in 2016. Since then, she’s tried to find her way back to it but something’s not clicking, and it’s left a book-shaped hole in her heart. Reading used to be something she really enjoyed, took pride in, and loved connecting with people over. On this episode of How To!, co-host Carvell Wallace brings in Maryanne Wolf, director of <a href="https://www.centerfordyslexia.ucla.edu/">⁠UCLA’s Center For Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice⁠</a> and author of the book, <a href="https://www.maryannewolf.com/reader-come-home-1">⁠Reader, Come Home⁠</a>. Maryanne explains the science behind the reading brain as well as how to deeply engage with books and make reading a habit again. 

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