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A 2018 review says there is abundant evidence that children with dyslexia, on average, perform poorly on phonological tasks, including phoneme awareness, word and nonword repetition, and word retrieval.
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In the source's own words
“There is now an abundance of evidence that children with dyslexia, on average, perform poorly on tasks that involve phonology including phoneme awareness, word and nonword repetition, and word retrieval”
Understanding Dyslexia in the Context of Developmental Language Disorders, Suzanne M. Adlof, Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools (ASHA), 2018, Article text.
Open the original (DOI 10.1044/2018_LSHSS-DYSLC-18-0049)- What it measures
- The review argues that dyslexia is best understood as a language-based disorder, with its main deficit in the phonological domain.
- What it does not show
- The statement describes averages across groups of children. It does not say every person with dyslexia has trouble with word retrieval, and the review does not measure speaking in everyday conversation.