Deep Alexia Article - Kim

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Deep Alexia

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a. Reading disorder in which poor reading of non-words is observed in conjunction w/ other reading problems, including an imageability effect

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Imageability Effect

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a. High-imageability words are read more accurately than low-imageability words
b. High-imageability = words that arouse a mental image quickly and easily, like banana

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Orthographic-Phonological Conversion Mechanism

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a. The reading route used to convert letters into corresponding phonemes, resulting in difficulty reading non-words
b. Impaired in deep alexia

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Abstract of Study

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a. Purpose was to examine whether training phonological reading using a bigraph-syllable pairing method resulted in improved reading of words w/ low imageability and paragraphs in an individual w/ deep alexia
b. Results showed tx effect generalized to reading of words w/ low imageability

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Identify general Statement of Prob

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Solid Rationale for Study

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a. Their primary reason for doing this study was to investigate whether the effect of retraining the phonological reading route would generalize to reading of low imageability words.
b. The two facts that further justified the importance of the study are:
1) High imageability words are easier for individuals with deep alexia to read before tx and thus, improvement in reading of high imageability words following tx is not as meaningful as improved reading of low imageability words.
2) Reading materials relevant for adults, such as newspapers contain many words with low imageability.

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What was Purpose of Study

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a. The purpose was to illustrate "the effects of a bigraph-syllable pairing treatment on the accurate reading of words and paragraphs in an individual with deep alexia".

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What were the Research Questions

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a. All three questions were Establishing a Relationship.
1) Is the bigraph-syllable pairing treatment effective in facilitating the reading of
trained bigraphs and CVS words composed of the trained bigraphs?
2) Does the treatment improve reading of words with low imageability?
3) Does the treatment improve reading of paragraphs in terms of oral reading accuracy and reading comprehension accuracy?