Predicting Dyslexia at Age 11 from a Risk Index Questionnaire at Age 5
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| Title: | Predicting Dyslexia at Age 11 from a Risk Index Questionnaire at Age 5 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Helland, Turid, Plante, Elena, Hugdahl, Kenneth |
| Source: | Dyslexia. Aug 2011 17(3):207-226. |
| Availability: | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Tel: 800-825-7550; Tel: 201-748-6645; Fax: 201-748-6021; e-mail: subinfo@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-DYS.html |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Heredity, Dyslexia, Predictor Variables, Prediction, Preadolescents, Children, Questionnaires, Child Health, At Risk Persons, Psychomotor Skills, Language Skills, Special Education, Followup Studies, Comparative Analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | Norway |
| DOI: | 10.1002/dys.432 |
| ISSN: | 1076-9242 |
| Abstract: | This study focused on predicting dyslexia in children ahead of formal literacy training. Because dyslexia is a constitutional impairment, risk factors should be seen in preschool. It was hypothesized that data gathered at age 5 using questions targeting the dyslexia endophenotype should be reliable and valid predictors of dyslexia at age 11. A questionnaire was given to caretakers of 120 5-year-old children, and a risk index score was calculated based on questions regarding health, laterality, motor skills, language, special needs education and heredity. An at-risk group (n = 25) and matched controls (n = 24) were followed until age 11, when a similar questionnaire and literacy tests were administered to the children who participated in the follow-up study (22 at risk and 20 control). Half of the at-risk children and two of the control children at age 5 were identified as having dyslexia at age 11 (8 girls and 5 boys). It is concluded that it is possible to identify children at the age of 5 who will have dyslexia at the age of 11 through a questionnaire approach. (Contains 1 figure and 5 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 77 |
| Entry Date: | 2011 |
| Accession Number: | EJ937012 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study focused on predicting dyslexia in children ahead of formal literacy training. Because dyslexia is a constitutional impairment, risk factors should be seen in preschool. It was hypothesized that data gathered at age 5 using questions targeting the dyslexia endophenotype should be reliable and valid predictors of dyslexia at age 11. A questionnaire was given to caretakers of 120 5-year-old children, and a risk index score was calculated based on questions regarding health, laterality, motor skills, language, special needs education and heredity. An at-risk group (n = 25) and matched controls (n = 24) were followed until age 11, when a similar questionnaire and literacy tests were administered to the children who participated in the follow-up study (22 at risk and 20 control). Half of the at-risk children and two of the control children at age 5 were identified as having dyslexia at age 11 (8 girls and 5 boys). It is concluded that it is possible to identify children at the age of 5 who will have dyslexia at the age of 11 through a questionnaire approach. (Contains 1 figure and 5 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 1076-9242 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/dys.432 |
