Neuropsychological Classification and Treatment of Dyslexia

Evidence shows that initial and advanced learning to read are predominantly mediated by the right and left cerebral hemispheres, respectively. Premature reliance on left-hemispheric reading strategies may result in L-type dyslexia, characterized by hurried and inaccurate reading. P-type dyslexia, ch...

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Published in:Journal of learning disabilities 1992-02, Vol.25 (2), p.102-109
Main Author: Bakker, Dirk J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beginning Reading
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Hemisphere Functions
Child
Child clinical studies
Communication disorders
Dominance, Cerebral
Dyslexia
Dyslexia - etiology
Dyslexia - psychology
Dyslexia - therapy
Education, Special
Elementary Education
Etiology
Female
Functional Laterality
Humans
Language and communication disorders
Male
Medical sciences
Neuropsychological Tests - classification
Neuropsychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reading Ability
Reading Skills
Reading Strategies
Speech Perception
Writing
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Summary:Evidence shows that initial and advanced learning to read are predominantly mediated by the right and left cerebral hemispheres, respectively. Premature reliance on left-hemispheric reading strategies may result in L-type dyslexia, characterized by hurried and inaccurate reading. P-type dyslexia, characterized by a slow and fragmented style of reading, may result from the inability to shift from the predominant generation of right-hemispheric reading strategies to the predominant generation of left-hemispheric reading strategies. Results of investigations concerning the validity of the L/P-typology are discussed, as are the reading effects of hemisphere-specific and hemisphere-alluding stimulation in children with L- and P-type dyslexia.
ISSN:0022-2194
1538-4780
DOI:10.1177/002221949202500203