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Al Dahhan, Noor Z.; Kirby, John R.; Brien, Donald C.; Munoz, Douglas P. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
Naming speed (NS) refers to how quickly and accurately participants name a set of familiar stimuli (e.g., letters). NS is an established predictor of reading ability, but controversy remains over why it is related to reading. We used three techniques (stimulus manipulations to emphasize phonological and/or visual aspects, decomposition of NS times…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Comparative Analysis, Eye Movements, Visual Stimuli
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Re, Anna Maria; Cornoldi, Cesare – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
Spelling errors are usually studied in dictations, but teachers report that children with school difficulties often make spelling mistakes when they copy a text too. The present study examines the performance on a text copying task and a text dictation task of two groups of children known for their difficulties in spelling, that is, 22 with…
Descriptors: Spelling, Error Patterns, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Children