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Summary of "How can we stlil raed words wehn teh lettres are jmbuled up?" by Economic and Social Research Council

The ESCR noted that the human brain is able to decode letters to make up a real word. This could help out people who have learning disabilities. Readers need to be able to read the letters of a word and to accurately code the letters to come up with a word. For example, if someone were to wrtie leik tihs, the reader's brain would take a quick glance and ignore the jumble of letters by reading what their brain thinks it is. But, if someone were to actually look at the mixed up words clearly, they would be able to notice that these words are not spelled right, but are just jumbled up in a way where humans can read them. Researchers would show a regular psychological test a bunch of scrambled up words that would flash momentarily on the screen. The test was too extreme, so the researches switched it up. The team used computer simulations. This would allow the test to question more complex changes in words. The newly improved test will allow researchers to crack the code that the brain uses to make sense of jumbled words and examine the differences between individuals. The ESCR says, "Ultimately, this could lead to new approaches to helping people to overcome reading problems" (ESCR, 2013).

I think this article is really useful for kids, and adults, who have reading problems like dyslexia. It gives a better understanding on why people can make up words from jumbled words, and how it could help with reading disabilities. Even though this article is a year old, it's still useful information. It doesn't only help people with reading problems, but also just people in general. Like, if someone were researching on why our brain can unscramble jumbled up words. Reading in general is a pretty interesting topic. Scribbles on a page, and somehow it's a word. The fact that people can read a word that's all jumbled up is even more fascinating.

References

How can we stlil raed words wehn teh lettres are jumbled up? (2013, March 15). Retrieved September 8, 2014, from Science Daily website: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130315074613.htm