Science news articles about 'reading ability'

(PhysOrg.com) -- A gene thought to be associated with dyslexia is also connected with reading ability in the general population, according to Oxford University research.

... Pre-1. These results are consistent with observations that phonological awareness is a strong predictor of reading disability in both children at general risk and genetic risk of reading difficulty. ...

... students, but also doesn't substantially strengthen the reading ability of higher-grouped minority students. ... students leaving elementary school who can't read at grade level, which clearly puts them ...

... same thing," Kraus stressed. The Northwestern study is the first to demonstrate an unambiguous relationship between reading ability and neural encoding of speech sounds that previous work has shown ...

... Language Impairment (SLI) and their family members, as well as with variability in speech and reading abilities. Children with SLI who were selected for the study had no hearing loss, general ...

... -face vision therapy and experienced a significant improvement in all aspects of visual function, including reading ability. Among the 62 patients in the group that did not receive therapy, vision and ...

... one report, more an art than a crutch for the semi-literate. The study found more of a correlation between reading ability and "sound-based textisms," such as "wiv" for "with," than with acronyms like ...

... people understand what they're agreeing to," said Ridpath. "But most consent forms are too complex for the reading abilities of the people they're supposed to inform." A slam poet and language lover, ...

... toy-hiding game. The September 2008 report in Science suggested that babies have a unique ability ... dogs, don't have a special mind-reading ability. For some people, that's an unpleasant pill to swallow ...