Topic
Reading research, explained
7 open-access reading studies, each with a flashcard deck and a quiz.
- Is dyslexia caused by a single deficit or multiple risk factors?
Dyslexia is best explained by a combination of multiple independent language, sensory, and decision-making factors rather than a single core deficit.
- How does phonics versus whole-word teaching change the brain?
Teaching methods that connect print to sound strengthen the brain's phonological pathways, while teaching methods that connect print directly to meaning engage semantic areas.
- Does mental flexibility help children learn to read?
Children who can mentally group written words by both sound and meaning simultaneously show stronger reading comprehension and word recognition skills.
- How spoken dialect affects learning to read Standard Arabic.
Children understand the sounds and structures of their spoken Arabic dialect better than those of Standard Arabic, which directly helps them learn to read Standard Arabic.
- Do music skills help children learn to read and spell?
A child's ability to reproduce rhythms and perceive pitch is closely linked to their awareness of language sounds and their spelling skills, but music skills do not directly predict reading comprehension once language-sound awareness is accounted for.
- Do children with reading comprehension difficulties struggle academically?
Children with poor reading comprehension but good decoding skills show lower educational attainment in primary school and are less likely than their peers to meet key academic benchmarks by the end of compulsory education.
- Do word skills and reading comprehension help each other in Chinese?
Chinese children's ability to understand word structures and their reading comprehension skills mutually boost each other over time.