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How to Practice Deep Reading (NPR Life Kit)

A practical, family-friendly episode on reclaiming focused reading in a distracted age.

A practical, family-friendly episode on reclaiming focused reading in a distracted age.

A practical, family-friendly episode on reclaiming focused reading in a distracted age.

NPR Life Kit × Maryanne Wolf

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NPR’s Life Kit turns Wolf’s research into practice: for your own reading life, and by extension your kids’.

When was the last time you got lost in a book? These days, the act of ‘deep reading,’ or reading with intention, can be difficult to practice. Maryanne Wolf… explains what we lose when we skim — and how to create an environment conducive to deep reading.

— NPR Life Kit

Listen at NPR (25 min).

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Evidence-based reading programs grounded in 20+ years of research. Created by Dr. Maryanne Wolf.

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Evidence-based reading programs grounded in 20+ years of research. Created by Dr. Maryanne Wolf.

© 2026 Nido Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Evidence-based reading programs grounded in 20+ years of research. Created by Dr. Maryanne Wolf.

© 2026 Nido Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.