Sally E. Shaywitz|Bennett A. Shaywitz
Dyslexia (Specific Reading Disability)
converging evidence number lines investigation indicates dyslexia represents disorder within language system specifically within particular subcomponent system phonological processing recent advances imaging technology particularly development functional magnetic resonance imaging provide evidence neurobiological signature dyslexia specifically disruption two left hemisphere posterior brain systems one parietotemporal occipitotemporal compensatory engagement anterior systems around inferior frontal gyrus posterior right occipitotemporal system furthermore good evidence indicates computational role left occipitotemporal system development fluent automatic reading brain systems reading malleable disruption dyslexic children may remediated provision evidencebased effective reading intervention addition functional magnetic resonance imaging studies young adults reading difficulties followed prospectively longitudinally age 5 mid twenties suggests may two types reading difficulties one primarily genetic basis far common reflecting environmental influences studies offer promise precise identification effective management dyslexia children adolescents adults