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Suárez-Coalla, Paz; Cuetos, Fernando – Annals of Dyslexia, 2015
Recent studies show that dyslexia persists into adulthood, even in highly educated and well-read people. The main characteristic that adults with dyslexia present is a low speed when reading. In Spanish, a shallow orthographic system, no studies about adults with dyslexia are available; and it is possible that the consistency of the orthographic…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Adults, Dyslexia, Spanish
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Hook, Pamela E.; Macaruso, Paul; Jones, Sandra – Annals of Dyslexia, 2001
A study found children (ages 7-12) with difficulties in phonemic awareness and word identification who received Fast ForWord (FFW) training (n=11) and Orton Gillingham (OG) training (n=9) made similar gains in phonemic awareness. Unlike children who received FFW, children who received OG training made significant gains in word attack. (Contains…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Phonetics
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Compton, Donald L. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2000
A study investigated predictors of individual differences in responsiveness to word reading instruction in 55 typical first-graders and 41 identified as at-risk. A combination of rapid naming speed, letter sound knowledge, and phonemic awareness skill predicted word and nonword reading growth in the at-risk group. Growth modeling increased reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Grade 1, High Risk Students
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Bos, Candace; Mather, Nancy; Dickson, Shirley; Podhajski, Blanche; Chard, David – Annals of Dyslexia, 2001
A study that examined perceptions and knowledge of 252 preservice educators and 286 inservice educators about early reading instruction found inservice educators had more positive attitudes about explicit code instruction and preservice educators were more positive about implicit code instruction. However, both groups demonstrated limited…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Dyslexia, Elementary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching