HCC Dyslexia Discussion Post

“Dyslexia”

When most people hear the word dyslexia they think about letters flip-flopping or showing up backward. However, dyslexia is a complex neurologically-based learning disability and the letter flip-flop is not necessarily what happens.

• Explain the impairments experienced by individuals diagnosed with dyslexia.
• Explain some of the neurological areas that are different in those with dyslexia.
• It is reported that some cultures have more incidences of dyslexia. Why is that?
• Must be APA style and include at least 1 reference

Here is a very good video that explains the brain’s role in reading and dyslexia.

YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrF6m1mRsCQ

• The green is the Broca’s Area responsible for articulation (sounding out the letters)
• The purple is the Parieto Temporal Area (next to Wernicke’s Area) responsible for word analysis
• And the blue is the Occipito-Temperal Area (near the visual processing center) responsible for word form