The visual‐attention span deficit in developmental dyslexia: Review of evidence for a visual‐attention‐based deficit

S Valdois - Dyslexia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The visual attention span (VAS) deficit hypothesis in developmental dyslexia posits that a
subset of dyslexic individuals shows a multielement parallel processing deficit due to …

Probabilistic modeling of orthographic learning based on visuo-attentional dynamics

E Ginestet, S Valdois, J Diard - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2022 - Springer
How is orthographic knowledge acquired? In line with the self-teaching hypothesis, most
computational models assume that phonological recoding has a pivotal role in orthographic …

Effectiveness of Visual Attention Span Training on Learning to Read and Spell: A Digital‐game‐based Intervention in Classrooms

S Valdois, A Zaher, S Meyer, J Diard… - Reading Research …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Longitudinal studies on mainstream children and training studies in the dyslexic population
suggest that visual attention span (VAS) abilities contribute to reading acquisition. We …

Language proficiency modulates L2 orthographic learning mechanism: Evidence from event-related brain potentials in overt naming

Y Fu, B Bermúdez-Margaretto, D Beltrán… - Studies in Second …, 2024 - cambridge.org
The present study investigates bilinguals' capacity to rapidly establish memory traces for
novel word forms in a second language (L2), as a function of L2 linguistic proficiency. A …

Visual attention modulates the transition from fine-grained, serial processing to coarser-grained, more parallel processing: A computational modeling study

A Steinhilber, J Diard, E Ginestet, S Valdois - Vision Research, 2023 - Elsevier
During reading acquisition, beginning readers transition from serial to more parallel
processing. The acquisition of word specific knowledge through orthographic learning is …

Orthographic learning and transfer of complex words: Insights from eye tracking during reading and learning tasks

E Ginestet, J Shadbolt, R Tucker… - Journal of Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Efficient word identification is directly tied to strong mental representations of
words, which include spellings, meanings and pronunciations. Orthographic learning is the …

Struggling with L2 alphabet: The role of proficiency in orthographic learning

Y Fu, B Bermúdez-Margaretto, H Wang… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The present study examined the process of L2 orthographic learning in bilinguals with
distant L1–L2 orthographies. Chinese–English bilinguals with various English proficiency …

The influence of visual attention on letter recognition and reading acquisition in Arabic

A Ghandour, E Trouche, D Guillo, S Valdois - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The present study sets out to explore the cognitive underpinnings of reading acquisition in
Arabic. Previous studies have identified phonological awareness and rapid automatized …

[PDF][PDF] Un déficit de l'empan visuo-attentionnel est-il à l'origine de certaines formes de dyslexies chez l'enfant?

S Valdois - 2023 - elsevier-masson.fr
L'existence même de dyslexies d'origine visuelle ou visuo-attentionnelle (VA) est encore
aujourd'hui largement discutée et fréquemment contestée. Il est assez fréquent de lire sous …

Predicting adult second language literacy with dyslexia screening tools: A conceptual replication of Elbro et al.(2012a)

M Pimentel Hellier - 2023 - openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz
A key issue in dyslexia screening assessments is ensuring that results can be identified
early, accurately, and without undue influence from external factors (language proficiency …