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What do classroom teachers of varying backgrounds know about English spelling?
Ann Dyslexia. 2023 Jul 7. doi: 10.1007/s11881-023-00286-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe ability to encode (spell) is an integral writing skill needed to communicate effectively. The ability to spell, also, enhances decoding as spelling and decoding are reciprocal skills that rely on knowledge of the same subskills. Spelling can also be particularly difficult for students with literacy and phonological-processing difficulties such as dyslexia. Because of the multiple benefits of knowing how to spell correctly, it is important for teachers to know the structure of the English language, so they can explicitly teach spell...
Source: Annals of Dyslexia - July 7, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Ramona T Pittman Heesun Chang Amanda Lindner Emily Binks-Cantrell Malt Joshi Source Type: research

The impact of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and specific learning disorders on academic performance in Spanish children from a low-middle- and a high-income population
ConclusionThese findings indicate that ADHD and SLD exert a pervasive impact on academic performance across different socioeconomic backgrounds. Therefore, early detection and effective intervention strategies aimed at students with these ND are crucial to improve their educational functioning and mitigate the negative consequences related to academic problems.
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - April 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Writing proficiency in English as L2 in Spanish children with dyslexia
Ann Dyslexia. 2023 Jan 27. doi: 10.1007/s11881-023-00278-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDifferent studies have demonstrated that people with dyslexia have difficulties in acquiring fluent reading and writing. These problems are also evident when they learn a second language. The aim of our study was to investigate if there is a linguistic transfer effect for writing in children with dyslexia when they face tasks in English (L2), as well as the possible influence of other linguistic skills (spelling, vocabulary and reading) in English (L2) and in Spanish (L1). Participants completed a series of tasks both in Spanish and E...
Source: Annals of Dyslexia - January 27, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Marta Álvarez-Cañizo Olivia Afonso Paz Su árez-Coalla Source Type: research