The Literate Brain
Our brain is the center for our ability to be literate. There are two main areas that are involved. Broca's area is involved in the production of language and Wernicke's Area is involved in language reception (Blakemore & Frith, 2005). In other words, Wernicke's area processes all of the words and sounds that you hear and makes sense of them. Then, Broca's area helps you put together the sounds and words to communicate your thoughts. The Angular gyrus is another area of the brain that deals with verbal and visual words.
The auditory, motor, and visual cortex all deal with speech, writing, and reading. Without each of these areas of our brains, how could we see words? How could we produce words with our mouths? How could we hear words? Each of these cortexes or areas of the brain help us to be literate people in the world. These areas of our brain help us to participate in the world around us. Without our brain and specifically, these key literacy areas, how could we communicate? Our brain is the heart of each person's literacy. It allows us to become literate in all aspects of life, from all different perspectives.
The auditory, motor, and visual cortex all deal with speech, writing, and reading. Without each of these areas of our brains, how could we see words? How could we produce words with our mouths? How could we hear words? Each of these cortexes or areas of the brain help us to be literate people in the world. These areas of our brain help us to participate in the world around us. Without our brain and specifically, these key literacy areas, how could we communicate? Our brain is the heart of each person's literacy. It allows us to become literate in all aspects of life, from all different perspectives.
Blakemore, S.J. & Frith, U. (2005). The learning brain. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.