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The Clock Counts – Length Effects in English Dyslexic Readers
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Double trouble – visual and phonological impairments in English dyslexic readers
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The Clock Counts – Length Effects in English Dyslexic Readers
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Abstract:
In reading, length effects (LEs) are defined as an increment in the time taken to read as a function of word length and may indicate whether reading is proceeding in an efficient whole word fashion or by serial letter processing. LEs are generally considered to be a pathognomonic symptom of developmental dyslexia (DD) and predominantly have been investigated in transparent orthographies where reading impairment is characterized as slow and effortful. In the present study a sample of 18 adult participants with DD were compared to a matched sample of typical developing readers to investigate whether the LE is a critical aspect of DD in an opaque orthography, English. We expected that the DD group would present with marked LEs, in both words and non-words, compared to typical developing readers. The presence of LEs in the DD group confirmed our prediction. These effects were particularly strong in low frequency words and in non-words, as observed in reading speed. These preliminary findings may have important theoretical implications for current understanding of DD.
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Psychology
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URL: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02495
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6861451/
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