Interdependencies Among Mathematics, Reading and Spelling Skills in Young Elementary School ChildrenSummary: The present study investigated the issue whether deficiencies in mathematics and reading/spelling are isolated phenomena, that is, only rarely co-...
The Marburg Spelling Training Program - Results of a Short-Term InterventionSummaryObjectives: The Marburg Spelling Training Program was administered to a sample of 10 spelling-disabled primary school pupils (2nd -4th graders) over three months in an ...
Summary:On the diagnostics of dyslexiaThe ICD-10 calls for the use of tables that account for the correlation between intelligence and spelling or reading, respectively (regression model) in the diagnosis of dyslexia. In this paper we discuss the ...
Summary:Current research on neurobiological correlates of developmental dyslexiaObjective: The present article provides an overview of the main approaches in the current literature on the neurobiological correlates of developmental dyslexia. Methods: ...
Much Ado about Learning Disabilities. How to Keep a Debate Going.Abstract. Learning disabilities (LD) are typically defined in a categorical classification system. Shortcomings of such a model are discussed first. Afterwards, cognitive processes ...
Conditions and effects of parental school engagement in students with a reading and spelling disabilityAbstract. Basierend auf NEPS-Daten (Startkohorte Klasse 5) werden Bedingungen (ökonomische, kulturelle, zeitliche ...
Reliability, Trainability, and Stability of Auditory Discriminative Performance in Two Computer Supported Assessment and Training TasksSummary:Objectives: The present study focuses on the possibilities and effects of training dyslexic children in tone ...
Summary:Spelling training in school based intervention groups - Results of an evaluation trial in secondary schoolObjective: This study aims to evaluate in a school-based tutoring setting a training program for spelling (Marburger Rechtschreibtraining) ...
EEG coherence analysis for examining an automatizational deficit in dyslexia - a pilot studySummary:Objectives: Do dyslexic children exhibit a general automatizational deficit as well as a phonological deficit? Methods: In 16 children aged 9-11 years ...
Long-term Outcome for Dyslexic ChildrenSummary:Objective: Only a few studies - especially in Germany - deal with the long-term outcome for dyslexic children. The aim of our study was to assess a group of former students of a boarding school for dyslexic ...
The significance of auditory processing deficits for the etiopathogenesis of dyslexiaSummary:Objective: It has been claimed that children with dyslexia show auditory processing deficits and a training of auditory perception is recommended as a therapy. ...
First effects of training phonological awareness in two age cohorts of kindergarten childrenSummary:Objective: This study investigated to what extent young kindergarten children already benefit from training phonological awareness. Methods: The training ...
Genetics of dyslexiaSummary: Dyslexia is a very common developmental disorder. The aetiology of this complex disorder must in large part still be clarified. Dyslexia segregates in families and the risk for a sibling to become dyslexic is 3.5-fold ...
Survey of fMRI results regarding a phonological deficit in children and adults with dyslexia: Fundamental deficit or indication of compensation?Summary: Early neuroimaging studies exploring the neurobiological correlates of the phonological deficit in ...
Short-, middle and long-term effects of training in phonological awareness and letter-sound correspondence on phonological awareness and on reading and spellingSummary:Objective: The present study intended to evaluate the short-, middle and long-term ...
The relevance of central auditory processing disorders in Child and Adolescent PsychiatryThe clinical relevance of central auditory processing disorders (CAPD) is highly controversial. The paper explicates different concepts of CAPD and reviews empirical ...
Is a specific disorder of arithmetic skills as common as reading/spelling disorder?Background: Referring to the prevalence rates of learning disorders in the research literature, the numbers of mathematics disorder and reading/spelling disorder are often ...
Prevention of dyslexia – effects of a home-based training to promote early literacy. A pilot studyObjective: The importance of preschool programs to enhance children’s phonological abilities in order to prevent dyslexia has been proved often. In contrast,...
From brain imaging to good teaching? Implications from neuroscience for research on learning and instructionPsychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence, in particular attention deficit disorder or specific learning disorders like developmental ...