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- Title
An examination of lexical and sublexical reading skills in children with neurofibromatosis type 1.
- Authors
Watt, Sharon E; Shores, Arthur; North, Kathryn N
- Abstract
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an inherited neurocutaneous disorder associated with a high frequency of cognitive and learning difficulties. Based on discrepancies between IQ and academic achievement, approximately 17% of children with NF1 have been classified as having reading impairments. In this study, the lexical and sublexical reading skills of children with NF1 (n = 30) were examined using the Castles' Word/Non-Word Test (modified version), together with measures of neuropsychological functioning and academic achievement. Twenty children (67%) demonstrated deficits in one or more reading subskills, with 75% of these meeting criteria for phonological dyslexia and 20% classified with mixed dyslexia. These findings indicate that a large proportion of children with NF1 may be characterized by a specific difficulty with the sublexical procedure, suggesting a difficulty employing spelling-to-sound rules to assemble a pronunciation when reading. In line with previous studies, the present findings also suggest that discrepancy-based methods may not be sufficiently sensitive to identify children who experience reading difficulties.
- Publication
Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence, 2008, Vol 14, Issue 5, p401
- ISSN
0929-7049
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/09297040701595505