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Phonological coding in dyslexic readers

R S Johnston

    British Journal of Psychology (London, England : 1953)
    |November 1, 1982
    PubMed
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    Older dyslexic children demonstrated normal phonemic processing for rhyming sounds, despite overall poorer auditory recall. Their performance mirrored younger reading-age controls, challenging previous findings in poor readers.

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    Area of Science:

    • Developmental Psychology
    • Neuroscience of Learning
    • Speech and Hearing Science

    Background:

    • Dyslexia is a learning disorder affecting reading and language processing.
    • Previous research suggests poor readers may have deficits in phonemic processing.
    • The phonemic confusability effect measures the impact of similar-sounding stimuli on recall.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the phonemic confusability effect in older dyslexic children.
    • To compare auditory recall abilities of dyslexic children with chronological and reading-age controls.

    Main Methods:

    • Auditory presentation of rhyming and non-rhyming letter strings.
    • Recall performance assessed in 9-, 12-, and 14-year-old dyslexic children.
    • Comparison with age-matched and reading-level-matched control groups.

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    Main Results:

    • Dyslexic children exhibited a normal phonemic confusability effect.
    • Overall auditory recall was significantly lower in dyslexic children compared to chronological age controls.
    • Recall levels for dyslexic children were comparable to their reading age controls.

    Conclusions:

    • Older dyslexic children possess intact phonemic processing abilities for auditory stimuli.
    • The previously reported weak phonemic confusability effect in poor readers may not apply to older individuals.
    • Auditory recall deficits in older dyslexics are not solely explained by impaired phonemic discrimination.