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The Spelling Strategies of Francophone Dyslexic Students
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Ruberto, Noémia; Daigle, Daniel; Ammar, Ahlem – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2016
The development of spelling skill is a very difficult task for students with dyslexia. Spelling in French involves the consideration of various types of knowledge, procedures and strategies. This study aims to describe the spelling strategies of 32 dyslexic students (DYS) aged from 8 to 12 years and to establish links between spelling strategies…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Spelling, Disabilities, Reading Difficulties
Old and New Ways to Study Characteristics of Reading Disability: The Case of the Nonword-Reading Deficit
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Van den Broeck, Wim; Geudens, Astrid – Cognitive Psychology, 2012
Theoretical and computational models of reading have traditionally been informed by specific characteristics of disabled readers. One of the most frequently studied marker effects of developmental dyslexia is the nonword-reading deficit. Disabled readers are generally believed to show a specific problem in reading nonwords. This study presents a…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Dyslexia, Reading Ability, Models
Association of the DAT1 Genotype with Inattentive Behavior Is Mediated by Reading Ability in a General Population Sample
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Cornish, Kim M.; Savage, Robert; Hocking, Darren R.; Hollis, Chris P. – Brain and Cognition, 2011
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and reading disability (RD) frequently co-occur in the child population and therefore raise the possibility of shared genetic etiology. We used a quantitative trait loci (QTL) approach to assess the involvement of the dopamine transporter (DAT1) gene polymorphism in mediating reading disability and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Age, Etiology, Reading Ability
Effect of Phonological and Morphological Awareness on Reading Comprehension in Hebrew-Speaking Adolescents with Reading Disabilities
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Schiff, Rachel; Schwartz-Nahshon, Sarit; Nagar, Revital – Annals of Dyslexia, 2011
This research explored phonological and morphological awareness among Hebrew-speaking adolescents with reading disabilities (RD) and its effect on reading comprehension beyond phonological and word-reading abilities. Participants included 39 seventh graders with RD and two matched control groups of normal readers: 40 seventh graders matched for…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Control Groups, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties
Language: Critical Components in Readers with Criminal Referral History
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Platt, Derrick E. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2009
Low levels of reading performance are associated with delinquency. However, few studies have investigated the relationship between early involvement in the justice system and reading problems. This study examined the relationship between youth at various early stages of involvement with criminal behaviors and reading abilities (specifically,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Reading Achievement, Criminals, Program Effectiveness
Second Language Learning Difficulties in Chinese Children with Dyslexia: What Are the Reading-Related Cognitive Skills that Contribute to English and Chinese Word Reading?
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Chung, Kevin Kien Hoa; Ho, Connie Suk-Han – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
This study examined the relations between reading-related cognitive skills and word reading development of Chinese children with dyslexia in their Chinese language (L1) and in English (L2). A total of 84 bilingual children--28 with dyslexia, 28 chronological age (CA) controls, and 28 reading-level (RL) controls--participated and were administered…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Learning Problems, Age, Dyslexia