Fluent reading depends on a complex set of cognitive processes that must work together in
perfect concert. Rapid automatized naming (RAN) tasks provide insight into this system …

In this critique of current reading research and practice, the author contends that the extreme
ambiguity of English spelling–sound correspondence has confined reading science to an …

This chapter lays the foundation for an understanding of what reading comprehension is and
how it is conceptualised in the literature. It develops the notion that reading comprehension …

Purpose This review summarizes what is known about the structural and functional brain
bases of dyslexia. Method We review the current literature on structural and functional brain …

The past two decades have witnessed an explosion in our understanding of dyslexia (or
specific reading disability), the most common and most carefully studied of the learning …

Very few studies have directly compared reading acquisition across different orthographies.
The authors examined the concurrent and longitudinal predictors of word decoding and …

This study examined whether counting and rapid automatized naming (RAN) could operate
as significant predictors of both later arithmetic calculation and reading fluency. The authors …

The present study examined intake data from 384 participants with autism spectrum
disorders (ASD) and a comparison group of 100 participants with dyslexia on nine …

Most theories of reading development assume a shift from slow sequential subword
decoding to automatic processing of orthographic word forms. We hypothesized that this …

There has been a significant rise in the use of computers and electronic devices for reading
in both personal and educational settings. Work on the effects of presentation modality on …