Phonology, reading acquisition, and dyslexia: insights from connectionist models

Phonology, reading acquisition, and dyslexia: insights from connectionist models (1999)

by Michael W. Harm , Mark S. Seidenberg

Venue:	PSYCHOL. REV.
Citations:	52 - 3 self

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TITLE	Phonology, reading acquisition, and dyslexia: insights from connectionist models	user correction
AUTHOR NAME	Michael W. Harm	user correction
AUTHOR AFFIL	University of Southern California	user correction
AUTHOR NAME	Mark S. Seidenberg	user correction
AUTHOR AFFIL	Department of Psychology, University of Southern California	user correction
ABSTRACT	The development of reading skill and bases of developmental dyslexia were explored using connectionist models. Four issues were examined: the acquisition of phonological knowledge prior to reading, how this knowledge facilitates learning to read, phonological and non phonological bases of dyslexia, and effects of literacy on phonological representation. Compared with simple feedforward networks, representing phonological knowledge in an attractor network yielded improved learning and generalization. Phonological and surface forms of developmental dyslexia, which are usually attributed to impairments in distinct lexical and nonlexical processing “routes,” were derived from different types of damage to the network. The results provide a computationally explicit account of many aspects of reading acquisition using connectionist principles.	user correction
YEAR	1999	INFERENCE
VENUE	PSYCHOL. REV.	user correction
VENUE TYPE		user correction
PAGES	491--528	INFERENCE
VOLUME	106	user correction
NUMBER	3	user correction
CITATIONS	100 found	ParsCit 1.0