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Cognition

Volume 7, Issue 1, 1979, Pages 19-33
Cognition

The cognitive and neurological basis of developmental dyslexia: A theoretical framework and review

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Abstract

It is argued that developmental dyslexics have difficulty in accessing the meaning of written words via phonological recoding, although they can successfully access meaning by a direct visual route. This difficulty with phonological recording is explained in terms of a short-term memory deficit. It is suggested that developmental dyslexia is a genetically-based dysfunction of the inferior parietal lobule and evidence is reviewed that this region is important in both reading and short-term memory. Implications for remedial instruction are discussed.

Résumé

Dans cet article, on soutient la thèse que des enfants dyslexiques ont des difficultés à accéder au sens des mots écritis à travers le recodage phonologique bien que ces enfants accédent correctetement au sens par la voie visuelle directe. On rend compte de cette difficulté du recodage phonologique par un déficit de la mémoire à court terme. Il este suggéré que ka dyslexie se fonde sur une dysfomction génétique du lobe pariental inférieur et on donne la preuve que cette région est importante à la fois pour la lecture et pour la mémoire à court terme. Des conséquences thérapeutiques sont discutées.

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