WE-ASC

Petretto Donatella Rita

Department of Psychology, State University of Cagliari, Italy

Early predictors of dyslexia in children in the first grade of school

Abstract: In this study, early predictors of reading and writing learning were examined longitudinally from Grade 1 to grade 3 in an Italian sample of about 400 children. Logistic regression analysis indicated different roles for phonological awareness, rapid naming and working memory.