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title = "Developmental Dyslexia and Dysgraphia",
abstract = "Developmental dyslexia and developmental dysgraphia are learning disabilities of reading and writing arising during the normal course of development despite adequate learning, instructional opportunities, and intelligence. Research has yielded much information on the different ways in which differences in abilities are seen in children's reading and writing behaviors. There are different theories of the causes and consequences of dyslexia and dysgraphia. Recent research in genetics, brain imaging and brain processing, and behavioral sciences supports a link between reading and writing skills and specific linguistic skills. This research is informing intervention and instructional treatments for children with and without disabilities.",
keywords = "Developmental Dysgraphia, Developmental Dyslexia, Morphological Skills, Orthographic Skills, Phonological Skills, Reading, Spelling, Writing",
author = "V. Molfese and D. Molfese and A. Molnar and J. Beswick",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported in part by a grant (R215R000023) from the U.S. Department of Education to Dr. Victoria Molfese and by the University of Louisville. Funding Information: Victoria J. Molfese is the Ashland/Nystrand Chair in Early Childhood Education and Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Louisville. She received her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Pennsylvania State University and has published books, book chapters, and journal articles in cognitive development in infants, children, and adults. She has received grants for research activities, including a National Institutes of Health-funded grant on electrophysiological and behavioral predictors of language and cognitive development in children from infancy through 13 years of age. Her work also has been funded by grants from March of Dimes, the Kellogg Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, and the National Institutes of Health and Human Services. Her current research focuses on the development of emergent reading and mathematics skills in preschool children and the development of these skills during early school age. Dr. Molfese has been a study section chair and reviewer for National Institutes of Health, a review panel member for the U.S. Department of Education and the National Foundation/March of Dimes, and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Society. She is Associate Editor of Developmental Neuropsychology and on the editorial board of the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. Funding Information: Dr. Dennis L. Molfese is a Distinguished University Scholar and professor at the University of Louisville and serves as Chair of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Dr. Molfese received his Ph.D. in psychology from Pennsylvania State University. His research has included studies of infant brain lateralization and specialization, early word learning, speech perception, brain reorganization following hand transplants, and the prediction of developmental outcomes. His current research focuses on the early identification and treatment of babies and young children at risk for developing reading disabilities. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education, the National Foundation/March of Dimes, the MacArthur Foundation, the Kellogg Foundation, NATO, and NASA. He has received honors for outstanding research contributions from Sigma Xi and Phi Kappa Phi and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. Dr. Molfese has published books, journal articles, and book chapters on the relationship between brain functions and cognitive processes and has organized national and international conferences on these topics. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief for Developmental Neuropsychology. ",
year = "2006",
doi = "10.1016/B0-08-044854-2/04166-3",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780080448541",
pages = "485--491",
booktitle = "Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",
}