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Landi, Nicole; Frost, Stephen J.; Mencl, W. Einar; Sandak, Rebecca; Pugh, Kenneth R. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2013
For accurate reading comprehension, readers must first learn to map letters to their corresponding speech sounds and meaning, and then they must string the meanings of many words together to form a representation of the text. Furthermore, readers must master the complexities involved in parsing the relevant syntactic and pragmatic information…
Descriptors: Neurological Organization, Diagnostic Tests, Reading Skills, Reading Difficulties
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Schafer, Robin J.; Lacadie, Cheryl; Vohr, Betty; Kesler, Shelli R.; Katz, Karol H.; Schneider, Karen C.; Pugh, Kenneth R.; Makuch, Robert W.; Reiss, Allan L.; Constable, R. Todd; Ment, Laura R. – Brain, 2009
Recent data suggest recovery of language systems but persistent structural abnormalities in the prematurely born. We tested the hypothesis that subjects who were born prematurely develop alternative networks for processing language. Subjects who were born prematurely (n = 22; 600-1250 g birth weight), without neonatal brain injury on neonatal…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intelligence, Body Weight, Reaction Time
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Pugh, Kenneth R.; Mencl, W. Einar; Jenner, Annette R.; Lee, Jun Ren; Katz, Leonard; Frost, Stephen J.; Shaywitz, Sally E.; Shaywitz, Bennett A. – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2001
Converging evidence from a number of neuroimaging studies suggest that fluent word identification in reading is related to the functional integrity of two left hemisphere posterior systems: a temporo-parietal system and a ventral occipito-temporal system. Readers with difficulties demonstrate heightened reliance on both inferior frontal and right…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Children, Cognitive Processes, Neurological Organization