Writing, Psychology of

Adult Learning Disorders

Contemporary Issues

Adult Learning Disorders
  • Edited by Lorraine E. Wolf, Hope E. Schreiber and Jeanette Wasserstein.

Published May 2008

Recent advances in neuroimaging and genetics technologies have enhanced our understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders in adults. The authors in this volume not only discuss such advances as they apply to adults with learning disorders, but also address their translation into clinical practice.…
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Cracking the Orthographic Code

A Special Issue of Language and Cognitive Processes

Cracking the Orthographic Code
  • Edited by Jonathan Grainger.

Published January 2008

In languages that use alphabetical orthographies a printed word is first and foremost a string of letters. Skilled readers rapidly and accurately associate such letter strings with the appropriate sounds and meanings. This special issue presents cutting edge research investigating the mechanisms…
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Dysgraphia: Cognitive Processes, Remediation, and Neural Substrates

A Special Issue of Aphasiology

Dysgraphia: Cognitive Processes, Remediation, and Neural Substrates
  • Edited by Pelagie Beeson, and Brenda Rapp.

Published July 2003

Written language permeates virtually every aspect of modern society and literacy plays a central role in determining the economic and personal success of the individual. However, while the importance of written language comprehension (reading) is generally acknowledged, the significance of written…
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