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Peer reviewedCastles, Anne; Datta, Helen; Gayan, Javier; Olson, Richard K. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1999
Examined heritability of reading deficits in dyslexic subtypes. Found reading deficits were heritable in developmental phonological and surface dyslexics, with greater genetic contribution in the former. Findings suggest a partial independence in the development of cognitive processes involved in reading, and affirm accounts of surface dyslexia…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Biological Influences, Children, Cognitive Development
