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Direct linkDaria Khanolainen; Cara Verwimp; Jurgen Tijms; Asko Tolvanen; Jenni Salminen; Minna Torppa – Journal of Research in Reading, 2024
Background: The adult reading history questionnaire (ARHQ) is frequently used in research on adult dyslexia and family risk for dyslexia. However, this measure is lengthy (23 items), reducing its applicability in studies with extensive assessment batteries. Methods: We identified the best-performing ARHQ items in a sample of 396 Finnish adults…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Parents, Family (Sociological Unit)
Laasonen, Marja; Virsu, Veijo; Oinonen, Suvi; Sandbacka, Mirja; Salakari, Anita; Service, Elisabet – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2012
We investigated whether poor short-term memory (STM) in developmental dyslexia affects the processing of sensory stimulus sequences in addition to phonological material. STM for brief binary non-verbal stimuli (light flashes, tone bursts, finger touches, and their crossmodal combinations) was studied in 20 Finnish adults with dyslexia and 24…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Verbal Stimuli, Short Term Memory, Reading Ability
Fyrsten, Sanna; Nurmi, Jari-Erik; Lyytinen, Heikki – Learning and Instruction, 2006
This study examined the role of motivational or attitudinal factors, such as achievement beliefs and behaviours, in learning to read before receiving formal instruction. A total of 200 Finnish children were examined at ages 5 and 6 and 1/2. Half of them (n = 107) had a familial risk for dyslexia. The results showed that those children who were…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Dyslexia, At Risk Persons, Reading Difficulties
