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A sample of 221 children (102 females, 119 males) were tested in kindergarten with a
battery of tests that included measures of phonological awareness, phonological coding in …

OBJECTIVE. To compare visual and visual-information processing skills between children
with and without mild reading and academic problems and examine the incidence of visual …

A fundamental skill for growth and improvement in modern society is the ability to read–a
skill still denied to many millions of children across the globe. A number of factors share the …

Research suggests that early identification of developmental dyslexia is important for
mitigating the negative effects of dyslexia, including reduced educational attainment and …

This study examined the longitudinal effects of an early literacy intervention in Kindergarten.
A group of children completed reading and cognitive measures between Kindergarten (5–6 …

Each child must build a reading brain by developing accuracy and speed in the multiple
cognitive and linguistic processes required for reading, as well as the ability to integrate …

Reading Abilities: Importance of Visual-Spatial Attention Page 1 Introducing an RNA editing
requirement into a plastid-localised transgene reduces but does not eliminate functional gene …

This thesis is based on five empirical studies of pupils with visual impairments, their reading
ability and processes of reading acquisition within the framework of mainstream education in …

In this study, response to intervention and stability of reading performance of 41
kindergarten children identified as at risk of reading difficulty were evaluated from …