| Title | Fluency in reading. Synchronization of Processes
| | Authors | Breznitz Z.
| | Journal | Mahwah, NJ, US: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers. - 308 pp.
| | Year of publishing | 2006
| | Abstract | This book examines in depth the crucial role of the speed of information processing in the brain in determining reading fluency in both normal and dyslexic readers. The first part explains fluency in reading from both traditional and modern perspectives. Fluency has historically been viewed as the outcome of other reading-related factors and has often been seen as a convenient measure of reading skills. This book, however, argues that fluency has a strong impact on other aspects of reading and plays a central role in the entire reading process. The second part deals with the determinants of reading fluency. Chief among these is the speed of information processing in the brain. Using both behavioral and electrophysiologieal evidence, the book systematically examines the features of processing speed in the various brain systems involved in reading: visual-orthographic, auditory-phonological, and semantic, and shows how speed of processing affects fluency in reading. The third part deals with the complex issues of cross-modal integration and specifically with the need for effective synchronization of the brain processes involved in reading. It puts forward the synchronization hypothesis and discusses the role of the asynchrony phenomenon as a major factor in dyslexia. Finally, it summarizes research on manipulating reading rate by means of the acceleration method, providing evidence for a possible intervention aimed at reducing asynchrony. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
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