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A Multifactorial Model of Dyslexia: Evidence from Executive Functions and Phonological-Based Treatments
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Pasqualotto, Angela; Venuti, Paola – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2020
In this research, we examined the responsiveness to treatment in 49 Italian children with Dyslexia. In part A, we compare the efficacy of a phonological-based treatment (Ph-T) with a cognitive training of executive functions (CT). In part B, we investigate whether a sequential treatment (CT+Ph-T) has a larger remedial effect compared to the pure…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Executive Function, Phonology, Rehabilitation
Structured Literacy and Typical Literacy Practices: Understanding Differences to Create Instructional Opportunities
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Spear-Swerling, Louise – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2019
Structured Literacy (SL) approaches are often recommended for students with dyslexia and other poor decoders (e.g., International Dyslexia Association, 2017). Examples of SL approaches include the Wilson Reading System (Wilson, 1988), Orton-Gillingham (Gillingham & Stillman, 2014), the Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Program (Lindamood &…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities
Serial Processing and the "Phonetic Route": Lessons Learned in the Functional Reorganization of Deep Dyslexia.
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Matthews, Claire – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1991
A patient with chronic agrammatic Broca's aphasia exhibited deep dyslexia and was treated with functional reorganization of the phonetic route of reading, with the patient learning consciously to control formerly automatic behaviors. The patient's responses indicated that the phonetic route encompasses at least two dissociable functions:…
Descriptors: Adults, Aphasia, Behavior Development, Case Studies