Importance Developmental dyslexia (DD) is a specific learning disability of neurobiological
origin whose core cognitive deficit is widely believed to involve language (phonological) …

Although there are many anecdotal reports of children with developmental dyslexia
complaining of vision symptoms when reading, empirical studies are lacking. The primary …

Developmental dyslexia (DD) is a common reading disability, affecting 5% to 11% of
children in North America. Children classified as having DD often have a history of early …

It is a great honor to present this lecture, which honors the extraordinary contributions to
scholarship and teaching of Leonard Apt, MD a true renaissance man. For more than four …

Developmental dyslexia, reading disability, and reading impairment all refer to unexpected
and unexplained poor performance in reading. Expected levels of reading performance can …

Developmental dyslexia affects almost 10% of school-aged children and represents a
significant public health problem. Its etiology is unknown. The consistent presence of …

Developmental dyslexia is characterized by an unexpected difficulty in reading in children
and adults who otherwise possess the intelligence and motivation considered necessary for …

Background In 1998, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of
Ophthalmology, and the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus …

Objectives To determine if differences between dyslexic and typical readers in their reading
scores and verbal IQ are evident as early as first grade and whether the trajectory of these …

Reading skills progress in a stage-like manner. There is no evidence that reading, unlike
language, develops without direct instruction. Failing to develop preceding skills has a …