In the present study, conducted with French-speaking children, we examined the reliability (group study) and the prevalence (multiple-case study) of dyslexics' phonological deficits in reading and reading-related skills in comparison with Reading Level (RL) controls. All dyslexics with no comorbidity problem schooled in a special institution for…

This exploratory study aimed to evaluate the spelling of derived words by dyslexic adolescents and to verify whether this is associated with lack of vocabulary and/or morphological knowledge. A cross-sectional reading level-design was employed in order to determine differences in spelling, derivational morphology and vocabulary tasks between…

Compares reading performance of good and poor Brazilian fourth-grade students with Scottish children of equivalent reading competence and age range. Finds that in contrast to the Scottish sample, no cases of predominant morphemic dyslexia or ambiguous cases were found among the Brazilians. Concludes data do not support the view that phonological…