The development of reading depends on phonological awareness across all languages so
far studied. Languages vary in the consistency with which phonology is represented in …

In this review, we re-assess the evidence that phonological awareness represents a skill
specific to spoken language that precedes and directly influences the process of reading …

Developmental dyslexia affects up to 10 per cent of the population and it is important to
understand its causes. It is widely assumed that phonological deficits, that is, deficits in how …

Publisher Summary This chapter reveals a methodology of assessing basic academic skills
focused on problem solving that has been designed to evaluate a student's skills and …

The relation between reading ability and phonological coding and awareness (PCA) skills in
individuals who are severely and profoundly deaf was investigated with a meta-analysis …

The developmental learning disabilities dyscalculia and dyslexia have a combined
prevalence of 10% or more, and a co-occurrence (comorbidity) rate of around 40%. The …

Some children learn to read accurately despite language impairments (LI). Nine‐to 10‐year‐
olds were categorized as having LI only (n= 35), dyslexia (DX) only (n= 73), LI+ DX (n= 54) …

Response to intervention (RTI) holds great promise for the early identification and
prevention of reading disabilities. The success of RTI rests in part on the accuracy of …

Minimal research has been conducted on the simultaneous influence of multiple
metalinguistic, linguistic, and processing skills that may impact literacy development in …

The visual attention span (VAS) deficit hypothesis in developmental dyslexia posits that a
subset of dyslexic individuals shows a multielement parallel processing deficit due to …