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Reading Skills Linked to Socio-economic Benefits

Strong reading skills have been linked to many personal, social, and economic benefits. According to research published in Psychological Science, reading ability at age seven may be linked to socio-economic status several decades later.

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Feb 27, 2025The Edublox Team
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Reading Achievement 2024: Statistics and Consequences

In American schools, too many children struggle to develop the skills necessary to become competent readers. While some children succeed in this endeavor, others do not.

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Feb 18, 2025Sue du Plessis
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Reading Problems in Prisoners Caused by Lack of Training

A study by the University of Malaga examined the prevalence and co-occurrence of reading difficulties and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a Spanish prison population. The main goal was to explore whether prisoners’ reading problems were linked to an underlying phonological deficit or insufficient schooling.

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Feb 18, 2025The Edublox Team
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Dyslexic Readers Have Disrupted Brain Network Connections

Using non-invasive functional neuroimaging tools has helped characterize how brain activity is disrupted in dyslexia. However, most prior work has focused on only a few brain regions, leaving a gap in our understanding of how multiple brain regions communicate through networks, called functional connectivity, in persons with dyslexia.

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Jan 11, 2025The Edublox Team
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Family Income and Students’ Academic Achievement

Parents, teachers, and researchers alike are interested in promoting children’s academic competence. Academic achievement has been linked to many factors. This article explores the role of family income in students’ academic achievement. 

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Jul 4, 2024Sue du Plessis
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Parenting Styles and Students’ Academic Achievement

Parents, teachers, and researchers alike are interested in promoting children's academic competence. Academic achievement has been linked to many factors. This article discusses the role of parenting styles in students' academic achievement. 

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Jul 4, 2024Sue du Plessis
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Parent Involvement and Students’ Academic Achievement

Parents, teachers, and researchers alike are interested in promoting children's academic competence. Academic achievement has been linked to many factors. This article discusses the role of parental involvement in students' academic achievement. 

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Jul 4, 2024Sue du Plessis
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How Does One Identify Words?

If the word is familiar, the “visual route” is followed. If the reader sees a less familiar or a new word, the “phonological route” is followed.

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Jun 17, 2024The Edublox Team
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Rapid Naming and Reading Performance

In recent years, evidence that rapid naming skill is associated with reading ability has become increasingly prevalent. Rapid naming, or rapid automatized naming (RAN), is the ability to name letters, symbols, words, or objects quickly and automatically.

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Jun 3, 2024Sue du Plessis
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Auditory and Visual Processing Deficits and Dyslexia

Georgiou et al. (2012) conducted a study exploring the potential relationship between dyslexia and auditory and visual processing deficits. The results indicated that the children with dyslexia did not experience auditory processing deficits, but about half showed visual processing deficits.

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May 30, 2024Sue du Plessis
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What Are the 4 Stages of Reading Development?

According to Frith, children develop reading in four stages: symbolic stage, pictorial stage, alphabetic stage, and orthographic stage.

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Jan 17, 2024The Edublox Team
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Kids Should Pay More Attention to Mistakes, Study Suggests

Research has shown that children who believe intelligence can grow to pay more attention to and bounce back from their mistakes more effectively than kids who think intelligence is fixed.

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Dec 19, 2023The Edublox Team