# The healing power of reading

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxTaipei
- Speaker: Michelle Kuo
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/michelle_kuo_the_healing_power_of_reading)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Reading and writing can be acts of courage that bring us closer to others and ourselves. Author Michelle Kuo shares how teaching reading skills to her students in the Mississippi Delta revealed the bridging power of the written word -- as well as the limitations of its power.

## Lectures

1. [The healing power of reading](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/michelle_kuo_the_healing_power_of_reading/523165b3179c), 19 min (TED's player)