TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-term learning in dyslexic children
AU - Nicolson, R. I.
AU - Fawcett, A. J.
PY - 2000/7/1
Y1 - 2000/7/1
N2 - There is now extensive evidence that the learning processes of dyslexic children show some abnormalities, generally consistent with failure to completely automatise skills. Two studies are reported in which a group of adolescent dyslexic children and a group of normal children matched for age and IQ undertook long-term training on a keyboard spatial task and a choice reaction task respectively. It was concluded that, following extended training, the dyslexic children had normal 'strength' of automatisation (as assessed by resistance to unlearning, by ease of relearning after one year, and by dual task performance) but that their initial and their final performance (as assessed by speed and accuracy) were impaired. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that dyslexic children suffer from cerebellar deficit.
AB - There is now extensive evidence that the learning processes of dyslexic children show some abnormalities, generally consistent with failure to completely automatise skills. Two studies are reported in which a group of adolescent dyslexic children and a group of normal children matched for age and IQ undertook long-term training on a keyboard spatial task and a choice reaction task respectively. It was concluded that, following extended training, the dyslexic children had normal 'strength' of automatisation (as assessed by resistance to unlearning, by ease of relearning after one year, and by dual task performance) but that their initial and their final performance (as assessed by speed and accuracy) were impaired. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that dyslexic children suffer from cerebellar deficit.
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U2 - 10.1080/09541440050114552
DO - 10.1080/09541440050114552
M3 - Article (journal)
AN - SCOPUS:0033821964
SN - 0954-1446
VL - 12
SP - 357
EP - 393
JO - European Journal of Cognitive Psychology
JF - European Journal of Cognitive Psychology
IS - 3
ER -