This study tests the hypothesis that dyslexia and dyscalculia are associated with two largely independent cognitive deficits, namely a phonological deficit in the case of dyslexia and a deficit in the number module in the case of dyscalculia. In four groups of 8- to 10-year-olds (42 control, 21 dyslexic, 20 dyscalculic, and 26…

Discusses Samuel Orton's writings on cerebral dominance and effects of certain neurological anomalies on learning. (WR)

A mother of a son with epilepsy and dyslexia offers 10 guidelines for parents including: acknowledge your grief; recognize assets and limitations; encourage independence; ignore unsolicited advice; be proud of your child's achievements; make use of financial aid; subscribe to newsletters; get to know your child's physician; and make time for…

In response to M. Rawson's paper, the author uses an analogy with coronary artery disease to show that current brain research is not entirely at odds with the position that dyslexia may be a developmental variation, rather than a defect. (Author/DB)

Fifty-five dyslexic and 30 normal readers (8-12 years old) were administered the K-ABC. Normal readers demonstrated significantly higher scores on the cognitive subtests of "Hand Movements,""Number Recall, Word Order," and "Matrix Analogies" as well as on each achievement subtest, the "Sequential" and…

Spelling error analysis performed on 27 dyslexic fourth to eighth graders and 27 normal second graders revealed no significant differences in phonetic accuracy, level of maturity, or incidence of serial order confusion. Findings did not support prevailing approaches characterizing dyslexic students as phonetically inaccurate spellers. (CL)

Forty-six dyslexic boys (aged eight to 13) were administered Piracetam or placebo in a double-blind, parallel experiment. Although, overall, there were no significant group effects, the within-subject design revealed improvements in reading speed and accuracy in Piracetam Ss. Dyslexics with higher reading ages improved significantly compared to…

An experiment on 15 dyslexic and 23 carefully matched control subjects (10- to 12-year-old males), examining their ability to maintain standing posture with eyes open and closed and with standard and tandem foot placement, revealed no differences under any condition tested and no differences in use of visual information to maintain their posture.…

The author reviews research suggesting that dyslexics' erratic eye movements are not simply a consequence of poor reading skills and that results of non-reading tasks demonstrate the influence of a brain malfunction. Eye movement patterns and characteristics in the non-reading "lights" test differentiated dyslexics from advanced, normal, and…

The author, a Ph.D in engineering, describes difficulties he encountered as a child and young adult with dyslexia. He discusses how he learned to compensate for his deficiencies despite lack of help from parents and school personnel. (CL)

Summarized is the complex, wholistic, and dynamic interaction of overlapping neurophysiological and neuropsychological compensatory processes in dysmetric dyslexia and dyspraxia in children. (Author/DB)

Presented at a meeting of the Federal Government's Attack on Dyslexia (2nd, August 14, 1967). Included are excerpts from the minutes o a meeting held in September of 1966 to discuss a definition of dyslexia. (RJ)

Psychometric data from two dyslexic groups were factor analyzed to identify dyslexic subtypes. Literacy, intelligence, auditory dysfunction, and visual/verbal dysfunction factors were identified. Results were discussed in the context of previous subtype classification studies. (Author/MJL)

The author reviews the theories of S. Orton relating neurological factors to dyslexia. He further considers possible advantages of a predisposition to dyslexia, including the possession of talents. He answers four common critiques of Orton's biological approach to dyslexia, and suggests instead, the advantages of such an approach. (CL)