Annual research review: the nature and classification of reading disorders--a commentary on proposals for DSM-5.

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Abstract:: This article reviews our understanding of reading disorders in children and relates it to current proposals for their classification in DSM-5. There are two different, commonly occurring, forms of reading disorder in children which arise from different underlying language difficulties. Dyslexia (as defined in DSM-5), or decoding difficulty, refers to children who have difficulty in mastering the relationships between the spelling patterns of words and their pronunciations. These children typi...
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Journal:: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines
Volume:: 53
Issue:: 5
Pages:: 593-607
Publication date:: 2012-05-01
DOI:: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02495.x
EISSN:: 1469-7610
ISSN:: 0021-9630

Language:: English
Keywords:: Humans

Dyslexia

Reading

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Child

Language Disorders
Pubs id:: pubs:376358
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Local pid:: pubs:376358
Source identifiers:: 376358
Deposit date:: 2013-11-16

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