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ArticleBrain sciences2023

Eye-Movements in a Text Reading Task: A Comparison of Preterm Children, Children with Dyslexia and Typical Readers.

Paola Bonifacci, Valentina Tobia, Alessandra Sansavini, Annalisa Guarini

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Article in Brain sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paola BonifacciDepartment of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari", University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9831-8687
Valentina TobiaFaculty of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8041-8113
Alessandra SansaviniDepartment of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari", University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1991-9864
Annalisa GuariniDepartment of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari", University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3739-2162
University of Bologna · ITVita-Salute San Raffaele University · IT

Funding

University of Bologna FARB 2012 'Processi di lettura in bambini nati pretermine, dislessici e normolettori'. Coordinator: Annalisa Guarini
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Preterm birth is associated with weaknesses in reading skills that are usually less severe than those of children with dyslexia. To understand the characteristics of reading processes in preterm children, we adopted a cross-population and multi-modal approach comparing eye movements in reading tasks among three groups: children with preterm birth, children with a diagnosis of dyslexia, and children with typical development. The study involved 78 participants (10.5 years). Eye movements (number and duration of fixations, amplitude and number of saccades, number of regressions) were recorded during the silent reading of two texts; cognitive and reading standardized tasks were also administered. Children with dyslexia had more fixations and more frequent and smaller saccades compared to the preterm group and children with typical development. They also showed more regressions compared to the control group. Preterm children showed shorter fixations compared to the other groups. Cognitive and reading standardized tasks confirmed severe delays in reading in children with dyslexia and some weaknesses in text reading speed and comprehension in preterm children. These results are discussed with reference to candidate mechanisms that underlie reading processes in preterm children and considering possible implications for research.

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dyslexiaeye-movementspreterm birthprimary schoolsreading

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PMID36979235
PMCPMC10046295
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