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Peer reviewedAaron, P. G. – Annals of Dyslexia, 1987
Fourteen poor-reading college students were assigned to a dyslexia group or a nonspecific reading-disabled group based on intelligence quotient (IQ). The groups were compared to controls on cognitive and reading-related skills. Results showed that poor decoding skill characterized the dyslexic reader, whereas the nondyslexic poor reader displayed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Decoding (Reading)
Peer reviewedLindamood, Patricia C.; And Others – Annals of Dyslexia, 1992
This paper argues that the ability to rapidly compare phonemes is a primary sensory-cognitive function underlying self-correction in word recognition and spelling and thus, indirectly, reading comprehension. Such phonological defects can be addressed both preventively and remedially using procedures that are fundamentally different from typical…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Phonemes
Peer reviewedMorrison, Delmont; And Others – Annals of Dyslexia, 1988
The accuracy of SEARCH for identifying children at risk for developing learning disabilities was evaluated with 1,107 kindergarten children. Children identified as at risk were of average intelligence. SEARCH scores were significantly correlated with sequential and simultaneous information processing skills. SEARCH predicted adequacy of…
Descriptors: Concurrent Validity, Early Childhood Education, Handicap Identification, High Risk Students
