Franck Ramus|Elizabeth Pidgeon|Uta Frith
The relationship between motor control and phonology in dyslexic children
Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique|School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences|French National Centre for Scientific Research|University College London|University College London|University College London
goal study investigate automaticitycerebellar theory dyslexia tested phonological skills cerebellar function group dyslexic 812yearold children matched controls tests administered included phonological assessment battery postural stability bead threading finger thumb time estimationdyslexic children found significantly poorer controls tasks time estimation 77 dyslexics one standard deviation controls phonological ability 59 similarly impaired motor skills however least part discrepancy motor skills due dyslexic individuals additional disorders adhd andor dcd absence evidence time estimation deficit also casts doubt cerebellar origin motor deficiency half dyslexic children didnt motor problem evidence causal relationship motor skills one hand phonological reading skills otherthis study provides partial support presence motor problems dyslexic children support hypothesis cerebellar dysfunction cause phonological reading impairment