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Reading Problems in Prisoners Caused by Lack of Training

A study by the University of Malaga examined the prevalence and co-occurrence of reading difficulties and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a Spanish prison population. The main goal was to explore whether prisoners’ reading problems were linked to an underlying phonological deficit or insufficient schooling.

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Dyslexic Readers Have Disrupted Brain Network Connections

Using non-invasive functional neuroimaging tools has helped characterize how brain activity is disrupted in dyslexia. However, most prior work has focused on only a few brain regions, leaving a gap in our understanding of how multiple brain regions communicate through networks, called functional connectivity, in persons with dyslexia.

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Family Income and Students’ Academic Achievement

Parents, teachers, and researchers alike are interested in promoting children’s academic competence. Academic achievement has been linked to many factors. This article explores the role of family income in students’ academic achievement. 

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Parenting Styles and Students’ Academic Achievement

Parents, teachers, and researchers alike are interested in promoting children's academic competence. Academic achievement has been linked to many factors. This article discusses the role of parenting styles in students' academic achievement. 

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Parent Involvement and Students’ Academic Achievement

Parents, teachers, and researchers alike are interested in promoting children's academic competence. Academic achievement has been linked to many factors. This article discusses the role of parental involvement in students' academic achievement. 

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How Does One Identify Words?

If the word is familiar, the “visual route” is followed. If the reader sees a less familiar or a new word, the “phonological route” is followed.

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Rapid Naming and Reading Performance

In recent years, evidence that rapid naming skill is associated with reading ability has become increasingly prevalent. Rapid naming, or rapid automatized naming (RAN), is the ability to name letters, symbols, words, or objects quickly and automatically.

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Auditory and Visual Processing Deficits and Dyslexia

Georgiou et al. (2012) conducted a study exploring the potential relationship between dyslexia and auditory and visual processing deficits. The results indicated that the children with dyslexia did not experience auditory processing deficits, but about half showed visual processing deficits.

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What Are the 4 Stages of Reading Development?

According to Frith, children develop reading in four stages: symbolic stage, pictorial stage, alphabetic stage, and orthographic stage.

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Kids Should Pay More Attention to Mistakes, Study Suggests

Research has shown that children who believe intelligence can grow to pay more attention to and bounce back from their mistakes more effectively than kids who think intelligence is fixed.

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Our Senses Can’t Learn Under Stress

When we train them, we can sharpen our senses and thereby improve our perceptual performance. The stress hormone cortisol completely blocks this important ability.

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Visual Form Perception, Reading Comprehension and Arithmetic Computation

A study showed that visual form perception had close relations with both reading comprehension and arithmetic computation.

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