title: Developmental reading disorder: predictors of outcome in adolescents who received early diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: In this study of the course of developmental reading disorder, 40 Caucasian children, who were diagnosed and began reading therapy at 7-years-old were followed-up at 14-years-old. A variety of methodological concerns were addressed by careful screening of the subjects, by attempting to include a representative population, by comparing standardized measures statistically at initial and follow-up testing, and by using a homogeneously delayed population. It was found that 40% of the subjects were reading appropriately at follow-up. Improvement and recovery were significantly related to parents' educational status, especially to IQ, and not to gender of subject or to having a speech articulation or hyperactivity problem. It was concluded that for those who receive early diagnosis and treatment of developmental reading disorder (1) IQ may be a good predictor of recovery potential and (2) remedial efforts for the low IQ dyslexic child may be optimal if cognitive therapy is included in addition to reading therapy.
authors: S R
authors: SR
authors: Kurzweil
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001184:Articulation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D012073:Remedial Teaching; D014888:Wechsler Scales