Neuroimaging Studies of Reading Development and Reading Disability.

Pugh, Kenneth R.; Mencl, W. Einar; Jenner, Annette R.; Lee, Jun Ren; Katz, Leonard; Frost, Stephen J.; Shaywitz, Sally E.; Shaywitz, Bennett A.

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ERIC Number: EJ637170

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Neuroimaging Studies of Reading Development and Reading Disability.

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, v16 n4 p240-49 Nov 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 hemisphere posterior regions. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Children, Cognitive Processes, Neurological Organization, Reading Difficulties, Reading Strategies, Word Recognition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Emergent and Early Literacy: Current Status and Research Directions.