Lexical learning and dysgraphia in a group of adults with developmental dyslexia

Abstract

We investigated the ability to learn new words in a group of 22 adults with developmental dyslexia/dysgraphia and the relationship between their learning and spelling problems. We identified a deficit that affected the ability to learn both spoken and written new words (lexical learning deficit). There were no comparable problems in learning other kinds of representations (lexical/semantic and visual) and the deficit could not be explained in terms of more traditional phonological deficits associated with dyslexia (phonological awareness, phonological STM). Written new word learning accounted for further variance in the severity of the dysgraphia after phonological abilities had been partialled out. We suggest that lexical learning may be an independent ability needed to create lexical/formal representations from a series of independent units. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed. © 2005 Psychology Press Ltd.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02643290442000545
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Psychology
College of Health & Life Sciences > Clinical and Systems Neuroscience
College of Health & Life Sciences
Aston University (General)
Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Cognitive Neuropsychology on 03/07/07, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/02643290442000545
Uncontrolled Keywords: learing new words,developmental dyslexia/dysgraphia,spelling,learning,deficit,lexical learning deficit,phonological deficits,dyslexia,phonological awareness,phonological STM,dysgraphia,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous),General Environmental Science,Environmental Chemistry,Microbiology (medical)
Publication ISSN: 1464-0627
Last Modified: 11 Nov 2024 08:05
Date Deposited: 29 Nov 2010 13:43
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2006-05
Authors: di Betta, Anna Maria
Romani, Cristina (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-5693-4131)

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