Developmental Outcomes for Children at High Risk of Dyslexia and Children With Developmental Language Disorder

• DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13216
• Publication Date: 2019-01-24T22:30:39Z
• Authors: Margaret J. Snowling; Hannah M. Nash; Debbie C. Gooch; Marianna E. Hayio...; Charles Hulme
• Keywords: Child Development

We followed children at family risk of dyslexia and with preschool language difficulties from age 3½, comparing them controls ( N = 234). At 8, were classified as having or Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) compared earlier time points controls. Children have specific phonology emergent reading skills in the period, whereas DLD, without dyslexia, show a wider range impairments including significant problems executive motor tasks. For both are generally more severe than those observed DLD alone. Findings confirm that poor is major cognitive factor for dyslexia.