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IMPAIRMENT OF PHONETIC READING IN DYSLEXIA AND ITS PERSISTENCE BEYOND CHILDHOOD—RESEARCH NOTE
Author(s) -
Russell Gerald
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1982.tb00090.x
Subject(s) - dyslexia , psychology , reading (process) , persistence (discontinuity) , test (biology) , developmental psychology , language disorder , developmental dyslexia , biological theories of dyslexia , phonetics , cognitive psychology , linguistics , cognition , paleontology , philosophy , geotechnical engineering , neuroscience , engineering , biology
A previous analysis of the historical development of writing towards progressive phonetisation gave rise to the hypothesis that disorders of reading arise from a defective processing of spoken sounds. Sixteen adolescent and adult dyslexic patients were studied, 10 of whom had been followed up from childhood. A newly devised test of phonetic reading proved superior to the Schonell reading test in distinguishing dyslexics from normals, and mirrored the original severity of the disorder. A phonetic writing test was less useful. The findings support the view that dyslexia is due to a defect of verbal processing which may persist beyond childhood.