Reading
The brain processes reading much the same way that it would process a foreign language. Different parts of the brain are engaged when we read. The occipital lobe sees the shapes of the letters and words. The frontal lobe analyzes and interpret the shapes to give meaning to the words. The temporal lobe gives meaning to the sound in our mind (subvocalization) as we read.
The Human Brain
The occipital lobe - the part of the brain that controls vision
The frontal lobe - the part of the brain that controls attention, behavior, abstract thinking, problem solving, creative thought, emotion, intellect, initiative, judgment, coordinated movements, muscle movements, smell, physical reactions, and personality.
The temporal lobe - the part of the brain that controls auditory and visual memories, language, some hearing and speech, language, plus some behavior.
For more information seeThe Brain and Reading by Sebastian Wren, PhD.