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Eye Movement Patterns in Dyslexic Children

Year: 1980

Type: article

Abstract: In this study we recorded eye movements during reading tasks for five dyslexic children and two controls. The subjects had vertical as well as horizontal eye position monitored with an infrared recording technique and performed a symbol-simulated reading task. We demonstrated the importance of both the symbol simulation and the vertical monitoring in evaluating the eye-movement patterns in dyslexics. Without the symbols, motor and comprehension defects cannot be distinguished. Without vertical eye position information, the horizontal eye-movement pattern is not properly interpretable.

Source: Journal of Learning Disabilities

DOI: 10.1177/002221948001300104

Authors: R.D. Elterman, L.A. Abel, R.B. Daroff, L.F. Dell'Osso, J.L. Bornstein

Institutions: University of Miami, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, University of Pittsburgh, Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Language: English

Topic: Reading and Literacy Development

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institutes of Health