ABSTRACT
The development of normal reading skills and the management of developmental dyslexia have informed a number of studies reported in this chapter. Treatment choice for pure alexia has been governed partly by the presence of additional deficits in letter recognition and naming. In these cases, therapy has aimed to improve letter naming enabling more effective letter-by-letter reading, with some studies then trying to improve reading speed. Therapy consisted of three phases, each involving a different task, which were conducted sequentially. The first phase of therapy targeting semantic access was conducted over six sessions; the time period was not stated, The second phase was conducted four times per week over 4 1/2 weeks, with each session lasting 1 hour and the third phase was provided in six sessions spread over 2 weeks. The authors conclude the lexical based treatment was effective and that improvement was seen following less sessions than non-lexical treatment.
