Influence of increased letter spacing and font type on the reading ability of dyslexic children
Duranovic, Mirela; Senka, Smajlagic; Babic-Gavric, Branka
Recent research studies have shown that increased letter spacing has a positive effect on the reading ability of dyslexic individuals. This study aims to investigate the effect of spacing on the readability of different fonts for children with and without dyslexia. Results did not support the...
Castillo, Anabel; Gilger, Jeffrey
This study examined adult perceptions of dyslexia among US adults. Participants (n = 623) answered survey questions pertaining to characteristics, views, and possible causes of DYS. Exploratory factor analysis revealed five distinct factors: (1) psychosocial causes, (2) external causes, (3)...
Predictors for grade 6 reading in children at familial risk of dyslexia
Setten, Ellie; Hakvoort, Britt; Leij, Aryan; Maurits, Natasha; Maassen, Ben
The present study investigates whether grade 6 reading outcomes, reading fluency, and reading comprehension can be predicted by grade 3 reading fluency, familial risk of dyslexia (FR), and grade 3 reading related skills: rapid automatized naming (RAN), phonological awareness (PA), and vocabulary....
Cognitive-linguistic profiles of Chinese typical-functioning adolescent dyslexics and high-functioning dyslexics
Chung, Kevin; Lo, Jason; McBride, Catherine
Dyslexia is a developmental disability affecting the acquisition of reading and writing skills, and its developmental nature makes longitudinal research of great importance. This study therefore investigated the cognitive-linguistic profiles of the typical-functioning dyslexics and...