This family‐risk (FR) study examined whether the literacy skills of parents with dyslexia are
predictive of the literacy skills of their offspring. We report data from 31 child–parent dyads …

Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) is a complex disorder with a strong genetic component,
characterized by varying manifestations and considerable differences among children …

We examined the role of different cognitive skills in word reading (accuracy and fluency) and
spelling accuracy in syllabic Hiragana and morphographic Kanji. Japanese Hiragana and …

Learning to read is important to become functional literate in today's society. The process of
reading involves activation of orthographic, phonological, and semantic features of words …

Background The long-term associations between early receptive/expressive lexical skills
and later language/pre-literacy skills require clarification. Aims To study the association …

The aim of this study was to find valid neurocognitive precursors of literacy development in
first language (L1, Norwegian) and second language (L2, English) in a group of children …

Purpose We performed a meta-analysis to examine if children with dyslexia experience
deficits in morphological awareness (MA) and if the effect sizes are influenced by different …

From the point of view of reading acquisition, Finnish is in many respects an interesting
contrast to major languages traditionally dominating reading research. It is regarded as one …

Background While neonates have no sophisticated language skills, the neural basis for
acquiring this function is assumed to already be present at birth. Receptive language is …

Fluency with skills that operate below the word level (ie, sublexical), such as phonemic
awareness and alphabetic knowledge, may ease the acquisition of decoding skills (Ritchey …