We summarize some of the most important findings from research evaluating the
hypothesized causes of specific reading disability ('dyslexia') over the past four decades …

Developmental dyslexia and specific language impairment (SLI) were for many years
treated as distinct disorders but are now often regarded as different manifestations of the …

Developmental deficits that affect speech perception increase the risk of language and
literacy problems, which can lead to lowered academic and occupational accomplishment …

Temporal auditory acuity, the ability to discriminate rapid changes in the envelope of a
sound, is essential for speech comprehension. Human envelope following responses …

Despite the wealth of literature available on the subject of dyslexia, there is little that
explores the subject beyond a single theoretical framework. The need for a comprehensive …

An influential theory attributes developmental disorders of language and literacy to low‐level
auditory perceptual difficulties. However, evidence to date has been inconsistent and …

A number of studies reported that developmental dyslexics are impaired in speech
perception, especially for speech signals consisting of rapid auditory transitions. These …

The reliability and validity of a frequency discrimination (FD) task were tested in 16 people
with specific language impairment (SLI) and 16 people with normal spoken language …

A research project was conducted in order to investigate the usefulness of intensive audio–
visual training administered to children with dyslexia involving daily voicing exercises. In this …

Grammatical-specific language impairment (G-SLI) in children, arguably, provides evidence
for the existence of a specialised grammatical sub-system in the brain, necessary for normal …