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How do we learn to read?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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The Conductor Part of the Brain Helps Us Read

The latest thinking about how we learn to read is that there's something called the conductor part of the brain. Fumiko talked about the conductor, which helps bring different parts of our brain to work on something. Since reading is not something we are able to do just naturally as human beings, it's really hard to learn. And we're leaning onparts of our brain that help us learn new things when we read.

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