A study is presented in which three characteristics of dyslexia were examined: (a) speed limitations in word identification, (b) sensitivity to increasing task demands, and (c) orthographic compensation. Ten students with dyslexia (10 years old) were compared to 10 chronological-age controls and 20 reading-age controls on their performance in reading. Response latencies of the students with dys...

background: the most important process in childhood and adolescence is learning. the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of dyslexia among primary male school students and the relationship between dyslexia, obesity and overweight. methods: this is a cross-sectional study conducted on 1000 male students (first to fifth grade) in primary schools (20 schools) by using the multi-s...

The number of underrepresented minorities (URMs; black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander) among US medical school faculty is markedly low when compared with their respective percent representation of the US population. Women URMs are doubly underrepresented, particularly as the academic rank advances from the ins...

There is an emerging body of evidence about how dyslexia affects the performance of healthcare workers and students in practice. At times, concerns have been raised that dyslexia may affect competency and patient safety. There is growing understanding in the health professions about what dyslexia is and what type of support might help dyslexic individuals in their practice. This paper describes...

introduction: the purpose of this study was to compare the memory and mental development between dyslexia and normal children in khoy city. material and methods: this is causal-comparative study. the population of this research included all normal and dyslexic female students who were third- or fifth-graders (aged 9-12 years) from primary schools in khoy city, iran, in the academic year 2013-20...

This study examined how dyslexia affects students' ability to benefit from higher education, the strategies that successful students with these problems use, and the support offered by the higher education institutions. Results from interviews, self-reports and testing of 53 university students and 42 lecturers from 3 Swedish universities showed that students with dyslexia have problems with a ...

Dyslexia is a permanent condition characterized by reading difficulties that include inaccurate or slow and effortful word reading, poor decoding, and poor spelling abilities. People with dyslexia may have psychological and psychopathological issues such as low self-esteem, poor resilience, and symptoms of depression and anxiety. They may also develop social problems and emotional issues, as we...

The Dyslexia Information Site (DiS) is a live research project and results from an interdisciplinary partnership between the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNM) and the Department of Information Studies. The design of the DiS site takes into account the problems of nursing students with dyslexia and specific needs that are not met elsewhere. Requirement analysis for the site included the iden...