CDT Neuroscience of Reading & Brain-Based Learning Flashcards
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Working memory is critically important in reading because it allows a reader to:
Answer: Hold decoded word parts in mind while blending them into a complete word
Working memory enables the reader to retain decoded phoneme segments while blending them, making it essential for sounding out unfamiliar words.
The 'double-deficit hypothesis' of dyslexia proposed by Wolf and Bowers identifies which two core deficits?
Answer: Phonological awareness and rapid automatized naming (RAN)
Wolf and Bowers identified phonological awareness deficits and rapid automatized naming (RAN) deficits as the two distinct core deficits in the double-deficit subtype of dyslexia.
Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) tasks predict reading fluency because they measure:
Answer: The speed of retrieving phonological codes from long-term memory
RAN reflects the speed and efficiency of retrieving phonological labels for familiar symbols, a process that underlies fluent, automatic word reading.
Which term describes the ability to recognize and manipulate the smallest units of sound in spoken words?
Answer: Phonemic awareness
Phonemic awareness is the specific, highest-level skill within phonological awareness that involves conscious manipulation of individual phonemes in spoken words.
Which brain structure is responsible for integrating sensory information and is theorized to play a role in the timing deficits observed in some individuals with dyslexia?
Answer: Cerebellum
The cerebellum is implicated in motor sequencing and timing, and the cerebellar deficit theory suggests it contributes to some automaticity and timing difficulties in dyslexia.
According to Dehaene's research, the 'visual word form area' in skilled readers becomes specialized for:
Answer: Rapidly recognizing the visual patterns of familiar words
Dehaene's work shows the left occipito-temporal visual word form area becomes finely tuned to recognize the orthographic patterns of words with speed and efficiency in skilled readers.