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Georgiou, George K.; Papadopoulos, Timothy C.; Zarouna, Elena; Parrila, Rauno – Dyslexia, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine if children with dyslexia learning to read a consistent orthography (Greek) experience auditory and visual processing deficits and if these deficits are associated with phonological awareness, rapid naming speed and orthographic processing. We administered measures of general cognitive ability, phonological…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Dyslexia, Reading Difficulties, Reading Fluency
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Tressoldi, Patrizio E.; Lorusso, Maria Luisa; Brenbati, Federica; Donini, Roberta – Dyslexia, 2008
This study tested the hypothesis whether older dyslexic children may obtain fewer gains on fluency and accuracy with respect to their younger peers after specific remediation. Changes in accuracy and fluency of a group of children with a diagnosis of dyslexia attending third and fourth grades were compared with those obtained by a group of…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Dyslexia, Grade 6, Grade 7
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Hutchinson, Jane M.; Whiteley, Helen E.; Smith, Chris D.; Connors, Liz – Dyslexia, 2004
It is generally accepted that dyslexia should be identified early for interventions to have maximum effect. However, when children speak English as an additional language (EAL), diagnosis is more complex and there is concern that these children tend to be under-identified. This paper reports a longitudinal study following the development of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Phonology, Dyslexia