Spotting dyslexia before a child starts school
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 21:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Children at risk for dyslexia show differences in brain activity on MRI scans even before they begin learning to read, finds a new study. Since developmental dyslexia responds to early intervention, diagnosing children at risk before or during kindergarten could head off difficulties and frustration in school, the researchers say.