Neuropsychological Assessment of Difficulties in Reading Spanish: A Cultural-Historical Approach

• Published in: Psychology in Russia : state of the art Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 51 - 64
• Main Authors: Solovieva, Yulia, Koutsoklenis, Athanasios, Quintanar, Luis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Russia (Federation) Russian Psychological Society 01-01-2021; M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
• Subjects: assessment; cultural-historical; Developmental Research and Practice in Cultural-Historical Psychology; neuropsychology; reading difficulties; spanish language; neuropsychology; assessment; Spanish language; Cultural-Historical; reading difficulties
• ISSN: 2074-6857; 2307-2202
• DOI: 10.11621/pir.2021.0404

This paper argues that Cultural-Historical neuropsychology provides a solid theoretical framework for the assessment of reading difficulties.
The objective of the paper is to discuss how reading process and reading difficulties are perceived through the prism of Cultural-Historical neuropsychology.
This paper is of a theoretical and methodological nature, directed to practice and research in the field of neuropsychology.
This paper provides an outline of the fundamental concepts and principles of Cultural-Historical theory that are relevant to the assessment of reading difficulties. It provides a blueprint for the assessment of difficulties in reading Spanish via a presentation of data on common mistakes and their relationship to neuropsychological factors.
The crucial role of in-school teaching in facilitating students to avoid developing reading difficulties, or to overcome them, is highlighted.