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 …

Reading acquisition reorganizes existing brain networks for speech and visual processing to
form novel audio-visual language representations. This requires substantial cortical …

Developmental dyslexia is characterized by difficulties in learning to read, affecting cognition
and causing failure at school. Interventions for children with developmental dyslexia have …

The cognitive mechanism underpinning mirror priming effects for letters (eg, IDEA primed by
ibea) is still unclear: it could be about mirror invariance (perceptual equivalence of mirror …

Handwriting (HW) training seems to boost recognition of visual graphs and learning to read
more than other learning experiences. However, effects across studies appear to be variable …

Humans belong to the vast clade of species known as the bilateria, with a bilaterally
symmetrical body plan. Over the course of evolution, exceptions to symmetry have arisen …

Children show an enormous capacity to learn during development, but with large individual
differences in the time course and trajectory of learning and the achieved skill level. Recent …

Early literacy skills such as alphabet knowledge and phonemic awareness are made up the
foundation for learning to read. These skills are more effectively taught with explicit …

Young children, who are exposed to Latin script letters, experience difficulties in
distinguishing between the reversible letters b and d and may therefore transform b into d …

This study explored whether a daytime nap aids children's acquisition of letter‐sound
knowledge, which is a fundamental component for learning to read. Thirty‐two preschool …