Background: Letter-by-letter readers identify each letter of the word they are reading serially
in left to right order before recognising the word. When their letter naming is also impaired …

Some pure alexic readers have been shown to activate lexical and semantic knowledge
under brief presentation conditions. This ability is not seen when letter-by-letter reading …

Letter-by-letter (LBL) reading is the phenomenon whereby individuals with acquired alexia
decode words by sequential identification of component letters. In cases where letter …

Patients with pure alexia typically read words by first naming each letter of the word, either
aloud or silently. These patients do not show signs of phonological alexia (poor pseudoword …

An experimental treatment study designed to improve both the accuracy and the speed of
reading was administered to a patient with pure alexia and impaired letter naming. The …

Due to their brain damage, aphasic patients with acquired dyslexia often rely to a greater
extent on lexical or segmental reading procedures. Thus, therapy intervention is mostly …

Purpose Treatment studies have documented the therapeutic and functional value of lexical
writing treatment for individuals with severe aphasia. The purpose of this study was to …

Background: Phonologic text alexia (PhTA) is a reading disorder in which reading of
pseudowords is impaired, but reading of real words is impaired only when reading text. Oral …

Background: Semantic comprehension training paired with verbal production leads to
improved word retrieval in individuals with aphasia. Few studies have also examined effects …

Background: Individuals with severe aphasia may fail to regain spoken language, so that
treatment should target other communication modalities such as writing. There is relatively …