There is intense public interest in questions surrounding how children learn to read and how
they can best be taught. Research in psychological science has provided answers to many …

This article reviews 95 publications (based on 21 independent samples) that have examined
children at family risk of reading disorders. We report that children at family risk of dyslexia …

Scientific studies of language behavior need to grapple with a large diversity of languages in
the world and, for reading, a further variability in writing systems. Yet, the ability to form …

Although phonological awareness (PA) and rapid automatized naming (RAN) are confirmed
as early predictors of reading in a large number of orthographies, it is as yet unclear whether …

In psychology and the behavioral sciences generally, the use of the hierarchical linear
model (HLM) and its extensions for discrete outcomes are popular methods for modeling …

Cognitive Development and Cognitive Neuroscience: The Learning Brain is a thoroughly
revised edition of the bestselling Cognitive Development. The new edition of this full-colour …

This review uses a levels-of-analysis framework to summarize the current understanding of
developmental dyslexia's etiology, brain bases, neuropsychology, and social context …

The authors report a systematic meta-analytic review of the relationships among 3 of the
most widely studied measures of children's phonological skills (phonemic awareness, rime …

Recent years have seen the publication of a range of new theories suggesting that the basis
of dyslexia might be sensory dysfunction. In this Opinion article, the evidence for and against …

Dyslexia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterised by slow and inaccurate
word recognition. Dyslexia has been reported in every culture studied, and mounting …