Abstract
The double-deficit hypothesis of dyslexia posits that reading deficits are more severe in individuals with weaknesses in phonological awareness and rapid naming than in individuals with deficits in only one of these reading composite skills. In this study, the hypothesis was tested in an adult sample as a model of reading achievement. Participants were parents of children referred for evaluation of reading difficulties. Approximately half of all participants reported difficulty learning to read in childhood and a small subset demonstrated ongoing weaknesses in reading. Structural equation modeling results suggest that the double-deficit hypothesis is an accurate model for understanding adult reading achievement. Better reading achievement was associated with better phonological awareness and faster rapid automatized naming in adults. Posthoc analyses indicated that individuals with double deficits had significantly lower reading achievement than individuals with single deficits or no deficits.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 83-102 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Annals of Dyslexia |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Preparation of this manuscript was supported in part by a grant to the final author (GWH; NIH/NICHD-1-R01-26890-07) Annals of Dyslexia, Vol. 56, No. 1, 2006 Copyright ©2006 by The International Dyslexia Association® ISSN 0736-9387
Keywords
- Adults
- Dyslexia
- Phonological awareness
- Rapid naming
- Reading
- Reading disability
- Statistical models
