Dyslexia reading success

The Hierarchy of How the Brain Processes Phonologic /Graphic Information

Broca’s area in the Frontal Lobe

Reading area 1
• Decodes phonic based symbols/ words, vocalisation /articulation and pronunciation.

This is the area of the brain that processes sound. This is the area of the brain that responds to sound or spoken language. It is activated when we speak or use phonetic spelling; phonetic reading focuses on phoneme/sound components of words when reading.

Parietal temporal
Reading area 2
• Word analyses/associations

This area specialises in graphics, images, and pictures. It sees a word as one image. In reading, we use this area for sight-reading, word recognition, and automaticity.

Occipital temporal
Reading area 3
• Word form

The third area or ‘word form’ area of the brain takes over from the first area as students gain experience in reading, writing, and spelling. This area makes reading automatic and allows students to visualise words in detail, which helps with reading and spelling sight/non-phonetic words. Incidentally, this is the area of the brain that Chinese readers use to decode graphic symbols.

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