TY - JOUR
T1 - Reading under the skin
T2 - physiological activation during reading in children with dyslexia and typical readers
AU - Tobia, Valentina
AU - Bonifacci, Paola
AU - Ottaviani, Cristina
AU - Borsato, Thomas
AU - Marzocchi, Gian Marco
PY - 2015/8/14
Y1 - 2015/8/14
N2 - The aim of this study was to investigate physiological activation during reading and control tasks in children with dyslexia and typical readers. Skin conductance response (SCR) recorded during four tasks involving reading aloud, reading silently, and describing illustrated stories aloud and silently was compared for children with dyslexia (n = 16) and a control group of typical readers (n = 16). Children’s school wellness was measured through self- and parent-proxy reports. Significantly lower SCR was found for dyslexic children in the reading-aloud task, compared to the control group, whereas all participants showed similar physiological reactions to the other experimental conditions. SCR registered during reading tasks correlated with “Child’s emotional difficulties,” as reported by parents. Possible interpretations of the lower activation during reading aloud in dyslexic children are discussed.
AB - The aim of this study was to investigate physiological activation during reading and control tasks in children with dyslexia and typical readers. Skin conductance response (SCR) recorded during four tasks involving reading aloud, reading silently, and describing illustrated stories aloud and silently was compared for children with dyslexia (n = 16) and a control group of typical readers (n = 16). Children’s school wellness was measured through self- and parent-proxy reports. Significantly lower SCR was found for dyslexic children in the reading-aloud task, compared to the control group, whereas all participants showed similar physiological reactions to the other experimental conditions. SCR registered during reading tasks correlated with “Child’s emotional difficulties,” as reported by parents. Possible interpretations of the lower activation during reading aloud in dyslexic children are discussed.
KW - Developmental dyslexia
KW - Reading aloud
KW - Reading silently
KW - Skin conductance
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U2 - 10.1007/s11881-015-0109-8
DO - 10.1007/s11881-015-0109-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84939241161
JO - Annals of Dyslexia
JF - Annals of Dyslexia
SN - 0736-9387
ER -