Students with dyslexia have difficulty with spelling, word recognition and decoding, despite normal or above-average intelligence. As a result, reading comprehension may be impacted.

You hit the nail on the head: Decoding is the cause of many reading difficulties, and poor decoding skills definitely limit readers’ ability to comprehend what they are reading.

Dyslexia is not only a problem related to reading; dyslexic children also display impaired prosodic processing—in other words, they struggle to detect stressed syllables. A team of Spanish ...

The seemingly simple task of reading is anything but simple. The moment our eyes fall on a word, a complex set of processes -- physical, neurological, and cognitive -- is set in motion, enabling ...

Prefixes and suffixes can help us understand challenging words related to travel.

Scientists at Stanford University have reported a breakthrough in neuroscience that may allow people who cannot speak to ...

Students with dyslexia have difficulty with spelling, word recognition and decoding, despite normal or above-average intelligence. As a result, reading comprehension may be impacted.