In this study, we concurrently investigated 3 possible causes of dyslexia—a phonological
deficit, visual stress, and a reduced visual attention span—in a large population of 164 …

This study attempts to investigate the role of sensorimotor impairments in the reading
disability that characterizes dyslexia. Twenty‐three children with dyslexia were compared to …

There is strong converging evidence suggesting that developmental dyslexia stems from a
phonological processing deficit. However, this hypothesis has been challenged by the …

Notes that in their effort to explain reading failure, experimental psychologists have
investigated differences in cognitive processes intrinsic to children. This approach …

In recent years, limitations of the discrepancy definition of specific reading difficulties have
led researchers to propose that dyslexia is best described as a core phonological deficit …

The science of reading and developmental dyslexia has experienced spectacular advances
during the last few years. Five aspects of this research are discussed in the article.(1) The …

The present study describes two Frenchteenagers with developmental reading andwriting
impairments whose performance wascompared to that of chronological age andreading age …

The authors propose an alternative conceptualization of the developmental dyslexias, the
double-deficit hypothesis (ie, phonological deficits and processes underlying naming-speed …

The present paper presents data from seven developmental dyslexics who exhibit the profile
of abilities which can be described as “phonological” dyslexia. Three of the cases, all …

In the present chapter, we provide a selective review of research conducted over the past
two to three decades evaluating influential theories of the basic cause (s) of developmental …