Jennifer Lynn Wolf, "Your Brain on Books: How and Why Teens Read for Pleasure"

Amidst pervasive concern about the state of adolescent reading comes a publishing explosion of young adult fiction—sales of which far surpass those of adult-intended genres. Current research from a diversity of fields constructs a complex and surprising picture. Come get a glimpse into what teens are reading today, and how they’re doing it.

Jennifer Lynn Wolf, MAT ’91, PhD ’05, is a senior lecturer in the Graduate School of Education and the Program in Human Biology, and she is director of the Undergraduate Minor in Education. She examines the role of literature and the arts in learning, with particular interest in adolescents reluctant to let their out-of-school talents surface in school settings, and teachers who use these students to strengthen their teaching.

Classes Without Quizzes are presented by the Stanford Alumni Association. Filmed on location at Stanford Reunion Homecoming 2014.

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