Precursors of literacy delay among children at genetic risk of dyslexia

Article Abstract:

The literacy skills of 63 children at genetic risk of dyslexia were compared with 34 children with no history of reading impairment. 57% of the at risk group showed delayed literacy development at six years compared to just 12% of controls. Early speech and language skills predicted individual differences in literacy outcome, with genetic risk representing a unique variance beyond this.

Child psychology, Literacy, Child development

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Is preschool language impairment a risk factor for dyslexia in adolescence?

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Research is presented concerning the limitations which exist when discrepancy definitions of dyslexia ignore the change in reading demands which occur throughout the school life of a child.

Language acquisition, Articulation disorders, Reading disability, Reading disorders

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Psychosocial outcomes at 15 years of children with a preschool history of speech-language impairment

Article Abstract:

The study replicate and extends previous findings by assessing the psychosocial outcomes of adolescents with a pre-school history of speech-language impairment, whose language and scholastic skills were documented over a 11-year period. Amongst children with speech-language delays at 5.5 years, those with more severe and persistent language difficulties and low nonverbal IQ are at higher risk of psychiatric morbidity in adolescence.

Psychological aspects, Analysis, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Language disorders in children, Childhood language disorders, Speech disorders in children, Childhood speech disorders, Clinical report

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