Lese- und Rechtschreibstörung im Schulalter Neuropsychologische Aspekte

Dyslexia occurs with a prevalence rate of 5 %. It is a very common developmental disorder which has a negative impact on the psycho-social and school development of children and adolescents. Phonological awareness and orthographic knowledge are highly relevant for learning how to read and write. Neurobiological correlates of these processes were repeatedly identified in a cortical reading network in the left hemisphere. These regions are the visual word form areal, the gyrus temporalis superior und inferior frontal regions.