TY - JOUR
T1 - Naming speed deficits in adults with reading disabilities
T2 - A test of the double-deficit hypothesis
AU - Vukovic, Rose K.
AU - Wilson, Alexander M.
AU - Nash, Kevin K.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The present study investigated the persistent nature of naming speed deficits within the context of the double-deficit hypothesis in a university sample of adults with reading disabilities (RD). Twenty-five university students with RD were compared to 28 typically achieving readers on measures of reading skill, phonological processing, and naming speed. The results indicated that both naming speed and phonological processing deficits characterized the RD group. In a regression analysis, neither naming speed nor phonological processing were important variables in explaining comprehension when reading rate was in the model. The results of the present study are mixed at best and are consistent with earlier conclusions that support for the double-deficit hypothesis of dyslexia remains limited.
AB - The present study investigated the persistent nature of naming speed deficits within the context of the double-deficit hypothesis in a university sample of adults with reading disabilities (RD). Twenty-five university students with RD were compared to 28 typically achieving readers on measures of reading skill, phonological processing, and naming speed. The results indicated that both naming speed and phonological processing deficits characterized the RD group. In a regression analysis, neither naming speed nor phonological processing were important variables in explaining comprehension when reading rate was in the model. The results of the present study are mixed at best and are consistent with earlier conclusions that support for the double-deficit hypothesis of dyslexia remains limited.
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U2 - 10.1177/00222194040370050601
DO - 10.1177/00222194040370050601
M3 - Article
C2 - 15460350
AN - SCOPUS:4544337271
SN - 0022-2194
VL - 37
SP - 440
EP - 450
JO - Journal of Learning Disabilities
JF - Journal of Learning Disabilities
IS - 5
ER -
