Archive for October, 2010
Dutch children at family risk of dyslexia: precursors, reading development, and parental effects
AbstractThe study concerns reading development and its precursors in a transparent orthography. Dutch children differing in family risk for dyslexia were followed from kindergarten through fifth grade. In fifth grade, atâ€Ârisk dyslexic (n = 22), atâ€Ârisk nonâ€Âdyslexic (n = 45), and control children (n = 12) were distinguished. In kindergarten, the atâ€Ârisk nonâ€Âdyslexics performed better than the atâ€Ârisk dyslexics, but worse than the controls on letterâ€Âknowledge and rapid naming. The groups did not differ on phonological awareness. Atâ€Ârisk dyslexics read less fluently from first grade onwards than the other groups. Atâ€Ârisk nonâ€Âdyslexics’ reading fluency was at an intermediate position between the other groups at the start of reading. By fifth grade they had reached a similar…div id=medwormpbiMedWorm Sponsor Message:/i/b Watch the new a href=http://frankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com/2010/10/medworm-googlereader-video-demo.html target=_selfMedWorm demo/a and find out how to get all the very latest, relevant, organized information daily!/p/div
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No commentsCognitiveâ€Âlinguistic performances of multilingual university students suspected of dyslexia
AbstractHighâ€Âperforming adults with compensated dyslexia pose particular challenges to dyslexia diagnostics. We compared the performance of 20 multilingual Finnish university students with suspected dyslexia with 20 ageâ€Âmatched and educationâ€Âmatched controls on an extensive test battery. The battery tapped various aspects of reading, writing, word retrieval, phonological processing and other cognitive functions relevant for dyslexia. Reading and writing were examined in the two domestic languages, Swedish and Finnish. The most prominent group differences in reading and writing emerged on accuracy measures in both languages (reading text aloud, proofreading, writing to dictation, free writing). The dyslexia group also performed less well on speeded segmentation of written input, compl…
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No commentsAcquisition of Malay word recognition skills: lessons from lowâ€Âprogress early readers
AbstractMalay is a consistent alphabetic orthography with complex syllable structures. The focus of this research was to investigate word recognition performance in order to inform reading interventions for lowâ€Âprogress early readers. Fortyâ€Âsix Grade 1 students were sampled and 11 were identified as lowâ€Âprogress readers. The results indicated that both syllable awareness and phoneme blending were significant predictors of word recognition, suggesting that both syllable and phonemic grainâ€Âsizes are important in Malay word recognition. Item analysis revealed a hierarchical pattern of difficulty based on the syllable and the phonic structure of the words. Error analysis identified the sources of errors to be errors due to inefficient syllable segmentation, oversimplification of syllab…
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No commentsAACR Announces New Journal, Cancer Discovery
The American Association for Cancer Research announces the launch of its newest journal, Cancer Discovery, which will publish high-impact, peer-reviewed articles describing major advances in basic and clinical research. Its unique format will feature game-changing research, review articles, perspectives and commentaries, news, and “Research Watch” summaries of important journal articles…
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsSpecialized Interventions Help Latinos Quit Smoking
Latinos who live the United States are more likely to quit smoking when they take part in an intervention program, finds a systematic review of studies conducted by Monica Webb Hooper, Ph.D., and colleagues at the University of Miami. According to U.S. Census data, Latinos are the largest, fastest growing minority population in the country…
Original post by Lemonade Life
No commentsBehavioral Feedback Boosts Online Weight Program
In a time when deficits have reduced states’ budgets and the services they can provide, a new study shows that the Internet might offer communities a low-cost way to motivate their overweight residents to lose pounds. What remains unanswered, though, is whether online programs can do enough or if people need the kind of help that more costly face-to-face weight loss programs provide…
Original post by Lemonade Life
No commentsDiet Buster: Halloween Candy In The Office
Watch out for that post-Halloween sugar crash on Monday, as well-meaning co-workers bring in buckets and bowls of leftover candy. Too many leftover Halloween treats can expand your waistline and decrease your productivity, said Loyola University Health System registered dietitian Brooke Schantz. A sugar high can lead to a few minutes of initial alertness and provide a short burst of energy…
Original post by Lemonade Life
No commentsFirst Major Study Of Mental Health Of UK Armed Forces In Iraq
Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London have carried out the first major study of the mental health of UK armed forces while they are on deployment. Their findings are published in the November issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry…
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No commentsJohns Hopkins-led Study Suggests That Long Hours Lead To Personal And Patient Safety Problems
Just as with everyone else perhaps, the more hours surgeons work, and the more nights they spend on call each week, the more likely they are to face burn-out, depression, dissatisfaction with their careers and serious work-home conflicts, according to a major new study led by Johns Hopkins and Mayo Clinic researchers…
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