The Reading Brain (Part 5): Dyslexia Subtypes and Reading Problems
Dyslexia is connected to common reading problems and disorders.
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Dr. Weston Johnson
- Jul 22, 2022
- 1 min
The Reading Brain (Part 4): Overcoming Dyslexia
Simos et al. (2002) showed that after a sufficiently intensive intervention, functional brain deficits underlying dyslexia can be reversed.
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Dr. Weston Johnson
- Jul 15, 2022
- 1 min
The Reading Brain (Part 3): The Lexical Path
When a student reads a word in their sight word vocabulary because of orthographic mapping, their brain follows the faster lexical path.
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Dr. Weston Johnson
- Jul 2, 2022
- 1 min
The Reading Brain (Part 2): The Phonological Path
Students decode a word using the phonological path until the word enters their sight word vocabulary.
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Dr. Weston Johnson
- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
The Reading Brain (Part 1): Reading Isn't Natural
When educators teach reading, they are literally changing the way the brain is wired. This is because our student's brains haven't evolved
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