Sökning: "Reading disability"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 23 avhandlingar innehållade orden Reading disability.
1. Varieties of reading disability : Phonological and orthographic word decoding deficits and implications for interventions
Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis was to examine variations in the word decoding skills of reading disabled children. These variations were related to possible cognitive, developmental, and environmental causes of reading disability. Possible implications for educational interventions were also analysed. LÄS MER
2. Signs for Developing Reading : Sign Language and Reading Development in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
Sammanfattning : Reading development is supported by strong language skills, not least in deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. The work in the present thesis investigates reading development in DHH children who use sign language, attend Regional Special Needs Schools (RSNS) in Sweden and are learning to read. LÄS MER
3. Reading Development and Reading Disability : Analyses of eye-movements and word recognition
Sammanfattning : The primary ambition of this doctoral thesis is to provide an empirical basis for a better understanding of reading disability among school children. The current consensus in the research community is that most disabled readers fail in the acquisition of fast, accurate and automatic word recognition. LÄS MER
4. Early Predictors of Reading Comprehension Difficulties
Sammanfattning : The aim of the present thesis was to examine the cognitive and language profile in children with poor reading comprehension using a longitudinal perspective. Even though comprehension skills are closely connected to educational success, comprehension deficits in children have been neglected in reading research. LÄS MER
5. Words Don’t Come Easy : Decoding and Reading Comprehension Difficulties in Adolescents with Intellectual Disability
Sammanfattning : Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) have difficulties with decoding and reading comprehension. However, studies focussing on why these difficulties occur are very sparse, and the existing literature has found conflicting results. LÄS MER