This paper investigates the relationship between phonological processing and reading ability amongst grade 4 and grade 5 Arabic speaking children in Egypt. In addition to measuring reading level, the study assessed the children's ability to identify rhymes, delete individual phonemes from words, retain and manipulate sequences of digit names and…

We tested the effects of teaching an auditory match to sample repertoire on the emergence of the listener half of the verbal developmental cusp of Naming for 2-preschool students with language-based disabilities. The study was conducted in a special education CABAS[R] preschool. Neither of the students had selection or discrimination responses,…

The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of a method to improve reading fluency in children with dyslexia. The method, which we named "subsyllabic," was aimed at automatizing the recognition of syllables within words in connected texts, presented by ad hoc software. Two versions of this method--one self-paced and the other one with…

Samar and Parasnis [Samar, V. J., & Parasnis, I. (2005). Dorsal stream deficits suggest hidden dyslexia among deaf poor readers: correlated evidence from reduced perceptual speed and elevated coherent motion detection thresholds. "Brain and Cognition, 58," 300-311.] reported that correlated measures of coherent motion detection and perceptual…

Braille should be considered as an alternative language for the severely learning disabled student as it is a ready-made language which uses a completely different pathway than that of auditory/visual input. (Author/DB)

Ten functionally nonreading subjects were quickly taught letter-sound associations by an object-imaging-projecting method utilizing 26 actual objects found around the home, each object having a name whose beginning sound is a letter sound, and having a form very similar to the letter form. (Author/DB)

Concludes that it is the manner in which the contact with the child is maintained that determines success in reading or anything else. (RB)

Indicates functional dyslexia is associated with systemic change in metabolism. (RB)

A CLOSED CONFERENCE ON DYSLEXIA AND RELATED LEARNING DISORDERS WAS HELD AT SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE COLLEGE ON MAY 15 AND 16, 1967. TWENTY-FIVE PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTED KEY PROFESSIONS AND RELEVANT INTEREST GROUPS, AND 10 OBSERVERS REPRESENTED FEDERAL AGENCIES. WITH RESPECT TO DYSLEXIA AND RELATED LEARNING DISABILITIES, THE CONFEREES ADDRESSED THEIR…

APPROXIMATELY 1,400 CITATIONS RANGING IN DATE FROM 1868 TO 1967 WHICH RELATE TO DYSLEXIA AND LEARNING DISABILITIES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY WHICH IS A COMPILATION OF LISTS SUBMITTED TO ERIC/CRIER BY INVESTIGATORS INTERESTED IN THE TOPICS. CITATIONS ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR AND INCLUDE BOOKS, MONOGRAPHS, MANUALS, AND PUBLISHED…

Through a review of the literature, diverse definitions of the term "dyslexia" are presented, and the historical development of the term is looked at. Two independent strands of thought development--medical and educational--are revealed. Medical studies have sought for a common behavior pattern of all dyslexic children and for clear-cut evidence…

Extensive reading is a crucial factor, and the librarian has a vital part to play in motivating remedial reading students to dare to enjoy books. (Author)

The article reports the skill attainment in reading, spelling, and arithmetic for a group of 40 adult males who were diagnosed as dyslexic in childhood. (Author/DLS)

The exploratory study examined patterns of regional cerebral blood flow in a surface and a deep dyslexic during reading. Significant differences in gray matter blood flow were found between subjects and normal controls. Also differences existed between the surface and deep dyslexic in the distribution of cortical perfusion. (Author/DB)