Journal article
Visual processing speed as a marker of immaturity in lexical but not sublexical dyslexia
Nicole Stefanac, Megan Spencer-Smith, Meadhbh Brosnan, Signe Vangkilde, Anne Castles, Mark Bellgrove
Cortex | ELSEVIER MASSON, CORP OFF | Published : 2019
Abstract
A visual attention span (VAS) deficit has been widely reported in the Developmental Dyslexia (DD) literature, however, consensus regarding what underlies this problem and the nature of its relationship with reading ability remains elusive. Thirty-two children with DD (15 females) were compared with 23 age matched (12 females) and 17 reading matched controls (9 females) on the combined Theory of Visual Attention (CombiTVA) paradigm with traditional letter and novel symbol conditions. The DD group performed more slowly than the age matched controls in terms of processing speed, but similarly to reading matched controls. Moderation analyses revealed that the difference between the DD group and ..
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Awarded by ARC Future Fellowship
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by funding by the ARC Future Fellowship #M420013251260.