Dyslexia: The evolution of a scientific concept
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In the past 25 years, scientific understanding of dyslexia and other learning disabilities has seen rapid progress in domains involving definition and classification, neuropsychological correlates, neurobiological factors, and intervention. I discuss this progress, emphasizing the central organizing influence of research and theory on basic academic skills on identification and sampling issues. I also emphasize how neuropsychological approaches to dyslexia have evolved and the importance of an interdisciplinary perspective for understanding dyslexia. (JINS, 2009,15, 501–508.)
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- Authors
- FLETCHER, J. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Houston (US)
- Corresponding author
- FLETCHER, JACK M.
- ORCID
- FLETCHER, JACK M.
- Venue
- Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2009-07
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 501-508
- ISSN
- 1355-6177 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7661
- PMC
- PMC3079378
- OpenAlex
- W2130916228
- Cited by
- 188
- References
- 2
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- FWCI
- 1.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Cambridge
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P50HD052117)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Social Sciences › Education › Writing and Handwriting Education
- Keywords
- dyslexia, learning disabilities, neurobiological factors, dyslexia classification, academic skills, intervention, interdisciplinary perspectives
- MeSH terms
- Brain, Cognition Disorders, Dyslexia, Environment, Humans, Models, Psychological, Neuropsychological Tests
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