[What should be done when a child cannot learn to read?]

(Que faire devant un enfant qui n'apprend pas à lire?)

Full Abstract

When a child faces difficulties in learning to read, clinicians should, first of all, examine cognitive functions. The actual reading level is checked using a test calibrated on normal reading development. They are thus able to differentiate between global learning disorders (related to mental deficiency or pervasive disorders) and specific reading impairment. Specific reading impairment might be a simple delay or developmental dyslexia. We described the first at-school training, as well as the criteria of speech therapy.

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Author information

Author/s: Billard, C (C);

Affiliation: Centre de référence sur les troubles du langage de l'enfant, CHU de Bicêtre, 78, rue du Général-Leclerc, 94275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France. catherine.billard(-atsign-)bct.ap-hop-paris.fr

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article; Review

Journal: Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Sociéte française de pédiatrie (Arch Pediatr), published in France. (Language: fre)

Reference: 2006-Jul; vol 13 (issue 7) : pp 1071-5

Dates: Created 2006/07/03; Completed 2006/09/28; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 16765031, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Child
Dyslexia - diagnosis
Humans

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