Reading, writing and acquired deficits Flashcards

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Define developmental of
reading and writing

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  • Dyslexia: developmental learning disability (struggle to learn how to read)
  • Dysgraphia: developmental learning disability (struggle to learn how to spell/write)
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Describe the ‘dual route’ and ‘interactive activation’
models of reading.

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Describe and explain the word superiority effect.

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Define acquired disorders of reading and writing.

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  • Alexia: a reading disorder that is caused by injury to the brain in previously literate people
  • Agraphia: a disorder of writing/spelling caused by injury to the brain in previously literate people
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