Fluency in Reading

This is the first book to examine in-depth the crucial role of the speed of information processing in the brain in determining reading fluency in both normal and dyslexic readers. Part I explains fluency in reading from both traditional and modern perspe

Zvia Breznitz

Contents: Preface. Fluency in Reading: Approaches and Definitions. Reading Rate. Automaticity in Fluent Reading. Prosody as an Indication of Fluency. Naming Speed: A Review. Speed of Processing. Visual Processing: Regular and Dyslexic. Auditory-Phonological Processing: Regular and Dyslexic. Speed of Processing of Visual and Auditory Modalities: Research Evidence. Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) in the Study of Dyslexia. Cross Modal Integration. The Synchronization Phenomenon. Reading Fluency, Training, and Dyslexia. Conclusion: The Key Role of SOP Within the Orchestration of Reading.