Dyslexia Isn't a Matter of IQ, Brain Imaging Study Shows
Dyslexia could be just a label, according to scientists, after a study of brain scans found there is little difference between the way children with the condition think while trying to read and those who simply have a low IQ. The study involved 131 children, aged 7 to 16. Read more…
Gender and Reading: Boys More Likely to Have Reading Disabilities
Boys were two to three times more likely than girls to be affected by reading disabilities, according to a Mayo Clinic study of 5,718 children in Rochester, Minnesota. Overall, the incidence of reading disability was 5.3 percent to 11.8 percent depending on the definition used to establish it. Read more…
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