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The objective of this chapter is to introduce the topic of Reading and Dyslexia. A more complete understanding of the processes behind literacy acquisition, of skilled reading and of the underlying neural mechanisms, is required to fully understand dyslexia. The process of literacy acquisition is described as a form of procedural learning. During this learning process, pre-existing functions from different domains are recruited and coordinated, which are relevant but not specific for literacy acquisition. Further, it is argued that there is not merely one cause for dyslexia. Instead, everything that disturbs the fine-tuned coordination between the functions involved in learning to read and write is a potential cause, which is not restricted to a certain domain.
The original version of this Introduction was revised. A correction to this chapter is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90805-2_17
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Lachmann, T. (2018). Introduction to Reading and Dyslexia. In: Lachmann, T., Weis, T. (eds) Reading and Dyslexia. Literacy Studies, vol 16. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90805-2_16
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