Developmental dyslexia and specific language impairment (SLI) were for many years
treated as distinct disorders but are now often regarded as different manifestations of the …

Developmental dyslexia is characterized by an unexpected difficulty in reading in children
and adults who otherwise possess the intelligence, motivation, and schooling considered …

In this paper, I go back to Bas van Fraassen's seminal discussion of perspectivity in the
context of scientific representation as a springboard for distinguishing between two possible …

" Brings together the cognitive, the cultural, and the neurological in an elegant, compelling
narrative. A revelatory work."--Oliver Sacks, MD The act of reading is so easily taken for …

The Dyslexia Debate examines how we use the term" dyslexia" and questions its efficacy as
a diagnosis. While many believe that a diagnosis of dyslexia will shed light on a reader's …

This paper elaborates on the components of a working definition of developmental dyslexia.
It follows the general format of a paper by Lyon published in Annals of Dyslexia in 1995 …

A multiple case study was conducted in order to assess three leading theories of
developmental dyslexia:(i) the phonological theory,(ii) the magnocellular (auditory and …

We examined the evidence from functional imaging studies for predominance of a
phonological left temporo-parietal (TP) dysfunction in dyslexic children and predominance of …

The sizes of Brodmann's areas 44 and 45 (Broca's speech region) and their extent in
relation to macroscopic landmarks and surrounding areas differ considerably among the …

The recognition of dyslexia as a neurodevelopmental disorder has been hampered by the
belief that it is not a specific diagnostic entity because it has variable and culture-specific …