[Clinical diagnostic practices for Chinese developmental dyslexia]
1Child Health Care Medical Division, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200062, China.
Summary
A new standardized assessment tool, the Developmental Dyslexia Scale for Standard Mandarin (DDSSM), optimizes the clinical diagnosis of Chinese developmental dyslexia (DD). This tool is crucial for accurate diagnosis and intervention, improving upon existing screening scales.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Clinical Linguistics
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