The Impact of Learning to Read on Visual Processing

The Impact of Learning to Read on Visual Processing

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  • Author: Tânia Fernandes
  • Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
  • ISBN: 2889197166
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 75

Reading is at the interface between the vision and spoken language domains. An emergent bulk of research indicates that learning to read strongly impacts on non-linguistic visual object processing, both at the behavioral level (e.g., on mirror image processing – enantiomorphy) and at the brain level (e.g., inducing top-down effects as well as neural competition effects). Yet, many questions regarding the exact nature, locus, and consequences of these effects remain hitherto unanswered. The current Special Topic aims at contributing to the understanding of how such a cultural activity as reading might modulate visual processing by providing a landmark forum in which researchers define the state of the art and future directions on this issue. We thus welcome reviews of current work, original research, and opinion articles that focus on the impact of literacy on the cognitive and/or brain visual processes. In addition to studies directly focusing on this topic, we will consider as highly relevant evidence on reading and visual processes in typical and atypical development, including in adult people differing in schooling and literacy, as well as in neuropsychological cases (e.g., developmental dyslexia). We also encourage researchers on nonhuman primate visual processing to consider the potential contribution of their studies to this Special Topic.


Reading and Dyslexia

Reading and Dyslexia

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  • Author: Thomas Lachmann
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 3319908057
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 339

In this volume a group of well-known experts of the field cover topics ranging from basic visual and auditory information processing to higher order cognition in reading and dyslexia, from basic research to remediation approaches and from well-established theories to new hypotheses about reading acquisition and causes for its failure. Reading is one of the most intriguing feats human evolution ever came up with. There is no evolutionary basis for reading as such; reading is secondary to language and the result of a complex skill acquisition at the end of which almost all pre-existing cognitive functions are mobilized. With the right instruction and practice most people learn this skill smoothly. Some, however, have problems, despite same opportunities and general cognitive abilities. This developmental dyslexia results from a neuro developmental disorder leading to deficits in reading relevant information processing. But what deficits are these, and can they be trained?


The Neural Basis of Reading

The Neural Basis of Reading

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  • Author: Piers Cornelissen
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0199719845
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 362

Reading is a unique human ability that has become very pivotal for functioning in our world today. As modern societies rely extensively on literacy skills, and as reading disabilities have profound personal, economic and social consequences, it is surprising that we have a very underdeveloped scientific understanding of the neural basis of reading and visual word recognition in the normal brain. This book fills this gap in the literature by addressing some of the fundamental questions in reading research.


Bright Kids Who Can't Keep Up

Bright Kids Who Can't Keep Up

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  • Author: Ellen Braaten
  • Publisher: Guilford Publications
  • ISBN: 1462515886
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 224

Do you find yourself constantly asking your child to "pick up the pace"? Does he or she seem to take longer than others to get stuff done--whether completing homework, responding when spoken to, or getting dressed and ready in the morning? Drs. Ellen Braaten and Brian Willoughby have worked with thousands of kids and teens who struggle with an area of cognitive functioning called "processing speed," and who are often mislabeled as lazy or unmotivated. Filled with vivid stories and examples, this crucial resource demystifies processing speed and shows how to help kids (ages 5 to 18) catch up in this key area of development. Helpful practical tools can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. Learn how to obtain needed support at school, what to expect from a professional evaluation, and how you can make daily routines more efficient--while promoting your child's social and emotional well-being.


Visual Aspects of Dyslexia

Visual Aspects of Dyslexia

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  • Author: John Stein
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 019958981X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 219

Although the dominant view of dyslexia is that it is caused by linguistic/phonological weakness, recent research within neuroscience has shown that it is associated with visual processing problems as well. This book brings together research from neurology, neuroscience, and the vision sciences to present a cutting edge review of this topic.


Optometric Management of Learning-related Vision Problems

Optometric Management of Learning-related Vision Problems

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  • Author: Mitchell Scheiman
  • Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
  • ISBN: 0323029655
  • Category : Medical
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 770

This book explores the relationship between vision and learning and the role of optometrists in the assessment and management of learning related vision problems. It discusses normal child development, the learning process, learning disabilities, the relationship between vision and learning, and models for managing vision problems affecting learning. It is also of interest to health care practitioners involved in the evaluation and treatment of children and adults with learning difficulties. Instructor resources are available; please contact your Elsevier sales representative for details. Presents an organized, easy-to-follow approach to the diagnosis and treatment of learning-related vision problems.Each chapter contains key terms and chapter review questions making it more appealing to the student and instructor.Includes appendices containing sample reports, sample questionnaires, sample letters, a bibliography, and case histories showing the reader how to use the material from the book in practice.Well respected authors and contributors provide authoritative coverage of the topic. Expanded information on the use of colored lenses and reading.New chapter on reading disorders that covers how children learn to read, teaching methods, optometric assessment, and management of dyslexia.Chapters have been updated with new computer software options, including computer aided vision therapy, perceptual home therapy system, and temporal visual processing program.Updated testing battery, including new tests, visual processing speed, and optometric use of IQ screening tests such as K-BIT.Expanded coverage of psycho education evaluation includes substantial updates with new test instruments, such as WISC.Substantial revisions based on literature review for last 10 years.New and updated illustrations.


Visual Attention and Cortical Circuits

Visual Attention and Cortical Circuits

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  • Author: Jochen Braun
  • Publisher: MIT Press
  • ISBN: 9780262024938
  • Category : Medical
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 358

An attempt to derive a comprehensive theory of attention from both neurobiological and psychological data.


Vision and the Brain

Vision and the Brain

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  • Author: Amanda Hall Lueck
  • Publisher: AFB Press
  • ISBN: 9780891286394
  • Category : Pediatric neuroophthalmology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 720

Cerebral visual impairment (also known as cortical visual impairment, or CVI) has become the most common cause of visual impairment in children in the United States and the developed world. Vision and the Brain is a unique and comprehensive sourcebook geared especially to professionals in the field of visual impairment, educators, and families who need to know more about the causes and types of CVI and the best practices for working with affected children. Expert contributors from many countries represent education, occupational therapy, orientation and mobility, ophthalmology, optometry, neuropsychology, psychology, and vision science, and include parents of children with CVI. The book provides an in-depth guide to current knowledge about brain-related vision loss in an accessible form to enable readers to recognize, understand, and assess the behavioral manifestations of damage to the visual brain and develop effective interventions based on identification of the spectrum of individual needs. Chapters are designed to help those working with children with CVI ascertain the nature and degree of visual impairment in each child, so that they can "see" and appreciate the world through the child's eyes and ensure that every child is served appropriately.


Neuropsychological and Cognitive Processes in Reading

Neuropsychological and Cognitive Processes in Reading

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  • Author: Francis J. Pirozzolo
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 376


Vision and Reading

Vision and Reading

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  • Author: Ralph P. Garzia
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Medical
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 344

Vision and Reading examines the intimate connection between vision, eye movements and different aspects of the reading process. Contributors are optometrists and psychologists; the combination gives an expanded perspective not available elsewhere on the treatment of children and adults with vision-related disabilities.