Fluency in Reading: Synchronization of Processes

ISBN-13: 9780805841442 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 326 str.

Zvia Breznitz

Opis

This is the first book to examine in-depth the crucial role of the speed of information processing in the brain in determining reading fluency in both normal and dyslexic readers. Part I explains fluency in reading from both traditional and modern perspe

Recenzje

"This volume is a great resource for understanding the underlying neurological processes involved in reading fluently. It is clearly written and is an extensive review of the available literature. The author shows how interventions with dyslexic readers improve their reading fluency by targeting the brain pathways that work for non dyslexic readers. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through practitioners."
—CHOICE

"Without a doubt the greatest strength of this project is the long history of superb research Dr. Breznitz has conducted in the area of fluency. Indeed, her investigations in fluency predated by many years the current vogue that fluency research now enjoys. As a reading researcher and cognitive neuroscientist, I welcome such a promising addition to the field and will certainly purchase a copy myself."
—Maryanne Wolf
Tufts University

"I find this book to be refreshingly complete, covering the range of theoretical, empirical, and practical issues that are so often underrepresented in books of this nature. In particular, I think the author's plan to sort out the relationship between phonological processing and fluency will be a particularly important contribution."
—David Chard
University of Oregon

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. Fluency in Reading: Approaches and Definitions. Reading Rate. Automaticity in Fluent Reading. Prosody as an Indication of Fluency. Naming Speed: A Review. Speed of Processing. Visual Processing: Regular and Dyslexic. Auditory-Phonological Processing: Regular and Dyslexic. Speed of Processing of Visual and Auditory Modalities: Research Evidence. Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) in the Study of Dyslexia. Cross Modal Integration. The Synchronization Phenomenon. Reading Fluency, Training, and Dyslexia. Conclusion: The Key Role of SOP Within the Orchestration of Reading.

O autorze

Zvia Breznitz