Reading: From the Simple to the Complex
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Simple View of Reading
3. Decoding
4. Language Comprehension
5. Challenges in Relation to Skill
6. Letter-Sound Knowledge
7. READ Approach: Three Level
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sigmundsson, H.; Thórsdóttir, H.S.; Njálsdóttir, H.R.; Hjaltalín, S.T. Reading: From the Simple to the Complex. Brain Sci. 2022, 12, 1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12121670
Sigmundsson H, Thórsdóttir HS, Njálsdóttir HR, Hjaltalín ST. Reading: From the Simple to the Complex. Brain Sciences. 2022; 12(12):1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12121670
Chicago/Turabian StyleSigmundsson, Hermundur, Helga S. Thórsdóttir, Herdís R. Njálsdóttir, and Svava Th. Hjaltalín. 2022. "Reading: From the Simple to the Complex" Brain Sciences 12, no. 12: 1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12121670
APA StyleSigmundsson, H., Thórsdóttir, H. S., Njálsdóttir, H. R., & Hjaltalín, S. T. (2022). Reading: From the Simple to the Complex. Brain Sciences, 12(12), 1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12121670