Selective attention and reading acquisition: Longitudinal, training and preventive evidence

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titleSelective attention and reading acquisition: Longitudinal, training and preventive evidence
start_date2018/11/15
schedule14h
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location_infoPôle recherche, salle des colloques
summaryFor about 5% of children reading acquisition is extremely difficult because they are affected by a heritable neurobiological disorder called developmental dyslexia (DD), which is mainly associated to an auditory-phonological disorder. However, several studies have shown spatial and non-spatial attention deficits in individuals with DD, but the causal link between attentional disorder and DD is not yet established. Attentional deficits might be, indeed, a simple effect of DD due to reduced reading experience (Goswami, 2015). Our results based on longitudinal and experimental training, as well as preventive studies show multiple causal links between selective attention and learning to read. These findings provide new insights for a more efficient remediation and prevention for DD.
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