Elena Flaugnacco|Luisa Lopez|Chiara Terribili|Stefania Zoia|Sonia Buda|Sara Tilli|Lorenzo Monasta|Marcella Montico|Alessandra Sila|Luca Ronfani|Daniele Schön
Rhythm perception and production predict reading abilities in developmental dyslexia
IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo|University of Trieste|St. Eugenio Hospital|St. Eugenio Hospital|IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo|St. Eugenio Hospital|St. Eugenio Hospital|IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo|IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo|University of Trieste|IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo|Inserm|Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes|Aix-Marseille University
rhythm organizes events time plays major role music also phonology prosody language interestingly children developmental dyslexiaa learning disability affects reading acquisition despite normal intelligence adequate educationhave poor rhythmic perception suggested accurate perception rhythmicalmetrical structure requires accurate perception rise time may critical phonological development subsequent literacy hypothesis mostly based results showing high degree correlation phonological awareness metrical skills using specific metrical task present new findings analysis sample 48 children diagnosis dyslexia without comorbidities children assessed neuropsychological tests well specificallydevised psychoacoustic musical tasks mostly testing temporal abilities associations tested multivariate analyses including data mining strategies correlations importantly logistic regressions understand extent different auditory musical skills robust predictor reading phonological skills results show strong link several temporal skills phonological reading abilities findings discussed framework neuroscience literature comparing music language processing particular interest links rhythm processing music language