Delayed Early Vocabulary Development in Children at Family Risk of Dyslexia

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Authors

Sietske van Viersen · University of Amsterdam

Elise de Bree · University of Amsterdam

Mathilde G. E. Verdam · University of Amsterdam

Evelien Krikhaar · Radboud University Nijmegen

Ben Maassen · University of Groningen

Aryan van der Leij · University of Amsterdam

Peter F. de Jong

Abstract

Early deficits in receptive and expressive vocabulary are associated with later reading. Early vocabulary growth of FR-dyslexic children is characterized by a delay but not deviance of growth. Vocabulary can be considered an additional risk factor for dyslexia.

Topics & Keywords

Reading and Literacy Development Language Development and Disorders Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research

Volume 60, Issue 4, pp. 937-949

DOI: 10.1044/2016_jslhr-l-16-0031

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