Social:Double deficit (education)

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The double-deficit theory of dyslexia[1][2] proposes that a deficit in two essential skills gives rise to the lowest level of reading performances, constituting the most severe form of dyslexia.

Reading ability

The ability to read is believed to depend on two skills:

References

  1. Wolf, M.; Bowers, P. (1999). The "Double-Deficit Hypothesis" for the developmental dyslexias. Journal of Educational Psychology, 91, 1-24.. 
  2. Bowers PG. Wolf M. (1993). Theoretical links among naming speed, precise timing mechanisms and orthographic skill in dyslexia. Reading and Writing, 5:69-85. doi:10.1007/BF01026919
  3. Denckla, MB; Rudel, R (1974). "Rapid "automatized" naming of pictured objects, colors, letters and numbers by normal children.". Cortex 10 (2): 186–202. doi:10.1016/s0010-9452(74)80009-2. PMID 4844470.