The sampling frame for this study was the Twins Early Development Study (TEDS), a large-scale longitudinal study of behavioural development in a representative sample of twins born in 1994, 1995 and ...

YOUR child may sometimes write the word "dog" with two o's in the middle instead of one, and other times "dgo" or perhaps "bog." Then know this: Spelling the same word wrong in different ways is a red ...

In adults with dyslexia, restoring normal rhythmic neural activity patterns through non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain was found to alleviate sound-processing deficits and improve ...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and developmental reading disability are complex childhood disorders that frequently occur together; if a child is experiencing trouble with reading, ...

In second grade, Jose Alvarez struggled to read. He had fallen behind early in school. His older brothers and mother are dyslexic, and the family feared that Jose might have a learning disability too.

This study addressed the validity of using a five-stage multifaceted approach to defining reading disabilities. The selection criteria generally represented key features of the reading disability ...

The Reading Teacher is a peer-reviewed journal serving teachers and literacy professionals interested in the teaching of reading to children in the elementary classroom. The journal offers teaching ...

It is claimed that the use of colored filters and lenses can alleviate visual distortions for people with dyslexia. These overlays are simple translucent pieces of plastic which add color to text. But ...

Notions of "able" bodies and "differently abled" bodies are subjective categories that we, as a society, have drawn across our communities. The books in this list offer stories and insight into how ...