Developmental dyslexia and culture: the impact of writing system and orthography

Abstract Developmental dyslexia is recognized worldwide. However, there are cultural differences between countries in dyslexia-related issues, including assessment practices and intervention. Language orthography essential factors that influence both literacy acquisition the possible manifestation of developmental dyslexia. These orthographies impose different culturally specific demands on cognitive processes involved reading performance. This special issue focuses current research writing systems theoretical perspectives arising from findings orthographies. Thereby, impact (e.g., English, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Bahasa Melayu/Malaysian braille script) unimpaired impaired considered with regard to following literacy-relevant issues: (1) skills reading-relevant functions, (2) neurobiological (3) The discussed within Multiple-level Framework Dyslexia, which described detail a contribution issue.