Syntactic processing in developmental dyslexia and in Specific Language Impairment : a study on the acquisition of the past participle construction in Dutch

Most children acquire reading skills relatively easily. However, a small proportion of the population has significant difficulties in learning how to read. These individuals suffer from developmental dyslexia. Currently, dyslexic children are diagnosed only after they have tried (and failed) to acquire reading skills. Ideally, dyslexic children should be identified before the onset of reading instruction. An early diagnosis could lead to early intervention which, in turn, could have a positive effect on dyslexics' reading ability. This ideal has inspired researchers to search for early precurs... Mehr ...