Cognitive Processes of Reading and Dyslexia (U00592)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : PPL-4-CPRD-PS

To introduce and guide independent study of current research literature in the area of Developmental Dyslexia and Reading. To examine a variety of methods of investigating reading skills. To contrast different theoretical explanations of how and why developmental dyslexia arises. To encourage critical and analytic thinking.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Normally Psychology Methodology 1 (U00651) or equivalent.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : With permission of the Psychology 4 Course Organiser (Dr Martha Whiteman) and the student's Director of Studies, this course may be taken by honours-level Linguistics students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Psychology, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Block 3 only

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
15/01/2008	11:10	13:00	Room S.1, 7 George Square	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Describe at least one theory of the acquisition of reading skills.
- Understand which dyslexic symptoms are best explained by each of the models of dyslexia described in the course.
- Understand the broad concepts (but not the technical details) of the connectionist approach to describing and explaining dyslexia.
- Understand the contributions made by the different methodological approaches used to investigate dyslexia.