Abstract English is the dominant language in the study of human cognition and behavior: the
individuals studied by cognitive scientists, as well as most of the scientists themselves, are …

The science of reading has made genuine progress in understanding reading and the
teaching of reading, but is the science of reading just the science of reading English …

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 …

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 …

In this paper, we survey current evidence on cognitive precursors of reading in different
orthographies by reviewing studies with a cross-linguistic research design. Graphic symbol …

This book is intended to help language teachers to work effectively and successfully with
students who have Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs). It enables teachers to gain a …

Abstract The International Dyslexia Association definition of dyslexia was updated 20 years
ago and has been referenced frequently in research and practice. In this paper, researchers …

Are the brain mechanisms of reading acquisition similar across writing systems? And do
similar brain anomalies underlie reading difficulties in alphabetic and ideographic reading …

Writing is an eclectic phenomenon whose many facets are studied by the young
interdisciplinary field of grapholinguistics. Linguistically, writing is a system of graphic marks …

Here we build from the central strength of the existing definition of dyslexia—its emphasis on
neurobiological origins—and proffer a set of seven core principles for a new, more …