Symbol-string sensitivity and children's reading

Kristen Pammer; Ruth Lavis; Peter Hansen; Piers L. Cornelissen

doi:10.1016/j.bandl.2004.01.009

Symbol-string sensitivity and children's reading

Kristen Pammer, Ruth Lavis, Peter Hansen, Piers L. Cornelissen

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Abstract

In this study of primary school children, a novel ‘symbol-string’ task is used to assess sensitivity to the position of briefly presented non-alphabetic but letter-like symbols. The results demonstrate that sensitivity in the symbol-string task explains a unique proportion of the variability in children’s contextual reading accuracy. Moreover, developmental dyslexic readers show reduced sensitivity in this task, compared to chronological age controls. The results suggest that limitations set by visuo-spatial processes and/or attentional iconic memory resources may constrain children’s reading accuracy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	601-610
Number of pages	11
Journal	Brain and Language
Volume	89
Issue number	3
Early online date	14 Apr 2004
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2004.01.009
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

word recognition
dyslexia
letter position
reading
magnocellular
natural variability

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