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·August 26, 2022·5 min read

Massive Genome Study Informs the Biology of Reading and Language

A new genome-wide analysis of five reading and language based skills reveals a shared biological basis contributing to these skills.

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·August 10, 2022·3 min read

Which Leisure Activities Are Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia?

Older adults who spend their free time embarking on intellectually stimulating activities, such as reading, writing, or making crafts, have a 23% lower risk of developing dementia. Additionally, those who exercise and spend time socializing with family or friends also have a significantly decreased risk of dementia.

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·April 5, 2022·3 min read

How Left Brain Asymmetry Is Related to Reading Ability

Greater left-brain asymmetry can predict both better and average performance on a foundational level of reading ability.

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·February 24, 2022·5 min read

Assessing Connections in the Brain’s Reading Network

Neuroimaging reveals surprisingly few links between white matter structure and reading ability in children.

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·January 17, 2022·5 min read

Improving Reading Skills Through Action Video Games

A new study reveals a child's reading skills can be developed with the help of a newly designed child-friendly action video game.

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·December 5, 2021·4 min read

Studies of Children’s Stories Shows Differences in Russian and U.S. Approaches to Emotion

Russian children's books focus more heavily on negative human emotions, such as anger, sadness, and fear than books US parents are likely to expose their young children to.

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·November 3, 2021·2 min read

Is Children’s Reading Ability Affected by Their Sleep?

A new study reveals a link between sleep and reading ability in children. Children who experienced sleep problems had lower performance outcomes on tests of reading than their peers who slept well.

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·October 2, 2021·4 min read

Morality Demonstrated in Stories Can Alter Judgement for Early Adolescents

Reading about moral characteristics helps teens absorb those traits as building blocks for their own morality, a new study reports.

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·August 30, 2021·3 min read

Brains Are Most Amenable to Reading Development in the First Two Years of Primary Education

The first two years of primary education are a critical point for the development of the brain's reading network in children, researchers say.

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·July 8, 2021·5 min read

Handwriting Beats Typing and Watching Videos for Learning to Read

Adults learning to read a novel language can better cement their lessons with handwriting, a new study reports. Writing by hand reinforces both aural and visual learning, providing a perceptual-motor experience that unifies what is being learned about the letters.

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·May 21, 2021·4 min read

‘Sounding It Out’ Not so Easy for Children With Dyslexia

Neuroimaging study reveals a biological deficit in some children with dyslexia that impairs phonological decoding.

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·March 19, 2021·5 min read

Difficulty Learning Nonsense Words May Indicate a Child’s High Risk of Dyslexia

Children at high risk for dyslexia have trouble learning new words after hearing them, a new study reports. Results show those at risk of dyslexia have border difficulties in processing language in the brain, which may account for why reading difficulties occur.

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reading

Massive Genome Study Informs the Biology of Reading and Language

How Left Brain Asymmetry Is Related to Reading Ability

Assessing Connections in the Brain’s Reading Network

Improving Reading Skills Through Action Video Games

Studies of Children’s Stories Shows Differences in Russian and U.S. Approaches to Emotion

Is Children’s Reading Ability Affected by Their Sleep?

Brains Are Most Amenable to Reading Development in the First Two Years of Primary Education

Handwriting Beats Typing and Watching Videos for Learning to Read

‘Sounding It Out’ Not so Easy for Children With Dyslexia

Difficulty Learning Nonsense Words May Indicate a Child’s High Risk of Dyslexia

Linking Stress to Comfort Food Cravings: A Brain Chemical’s Role

Childhood Stability Fosters Risk-Taking and Exploration

COVIDiots! How COVID-19 Reshaped Our Language

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