Approximately 5% of all public school students are identified as having a learning disability
(LD). LD is not a single disorder, but includes disabilities in any of seven areas related to …

The existence of a phonemic deficit that is predictive of, and probably causal to, many cases
of reading difficulty is well established. Tallal (1984) has suggested that this phonemic deficit …

In explaining how... differences in reading ability occur, Charles Perfetti addresses a broad
range of scientific and practical issues. He provides a careful analysis and evaluation of the …

The reading and oral language scores of 110 children with a specific reading disability
(SRD) and 102 children with a specific language impairment (SLI) indicated that …

Eight measures of cognitive and language functions in 232 children were subjected to
multiple methods of cluster analysis in an effort to identify subtypes of reading disability …

This is a classic edition of Andrew Ellis' acclaimed introduction to the scientific study of
reading, writing and dyslexia, which now includes a new introduction from the author. The …

I. Introduction A. Theoretical Framework and Selection of Tests B. Related Studies of
Reading Disability Subtypes C. Overview of Specific Questions and Article Outline II …

A comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues in the field of reading research
from the mid 1980s to mid 1990s, this well-received volume offers readers an examination of …

We present three lines of evidence indicating a low-level visual deficit in a large percentage
of specifically-disabled readers. This research is presented within the theoretical framework …

This study was designed to examine whether the phonetic regularity of a language can
significantly influence the prevalence and pattern of developmental dyslexia …