Options and limitations of the cognitive psychological approach to the treatment of dyslexia

If the field of cognitive psychology is to avoid the use of introspective m ethods, it must focus on the objective norms or rules for correct performan ce of cognitive tasks and not on subjective processes. In this manner, the cognitive approach will be more logical than empirical. Cognitive psycholog y alone is not able to answer the question "Why is it that some people have difficulty following some of the cognitive norms or rules?" Behaviorism an d connectionism can make more important contributions here. In the treatmen t of dyslexia, emphasis must be placed on the fact that reading is a skill that requires both automatization and awareness. To have a flexible and fun ctional combination of these, we must borrow from cognitive psychology, con nectionism, and behaviorism.