Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Seeds of Literacy

Are there precursors to dyslexia in infancy?

An exciting new study being run by the University of Western Sydney in the MARCS BabyLab is seeking to examine this important question

Children with dyslexia appear to have problems with the processing of phonemes (or speech sounds). The UWS study looks at how phonological (sound) processing abilities develop in infants and seeks to examine the hereditary aspects of these abilities in infants with and without a family history of dyslexia. 

Researchers are inviting the parents of infants from birth to 6 months to take part in a 5 year longitudinal study.

Further information is available at www.babylab.com.au or by phoning Rachel Lee on 02 9772 6313 or emailing rachellee@uws.edu.au
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