The brain is not designed for reading.
Our ancestors did not know how to read. Reading activates so many
different areas of the brain that the simple act of reading a book may be one of
the most challenging tasks the brain must perform. To read the brain must
perpetually orchestrate neural systems designed by nature for entirely different
tasks.
Scientists have identified three neural problems that may make it
harder for people to read well:
1. Inability to identify and sound out properly the 44 phonemes
that make up words.
2. Inability to make those auditory distinctions rapidly
enough.
3. Inability to quickly resolve the visual patterns of the
characters themselves.
Make sure as you are teaching young children you remember all of
these things!
Our ancestors did not know how to read. Reading activates so many
different areas of the brain that the simple act of reading a book may be one of
the most challenging tasks the brain must perform. To read the brain must
perpetually orchestrate neural systems designed by nature for entirely different
tasks.
Scientists have identified three neural problems that may make it
harder for people to read well:
1. Inability to identify and sound out properly the 44 phonemes
that make up words.
2. Inability to make those auditory distinctions rapidly
enough.
3. Inability to quickly resolve the visual patterns of the
characters themselves.
Make sure as you are teaching young children you remember all of
these things!