Origins of dyslexia

Official Research Title: Individual differences in visual processing in children with developmental dyslexia

Prinicipal Investigator: Jason Yeatman, PhD

Research Coordinators: Megumi Takada & Kenny Tang

Study Description: The development of interventions to improve reading skills has been a major focus in academia and industry. However, individual differences pose a fundamental challenge for the effectiveness of reading intervention programs. Children with dyslexia struggle with reading for a myriad of reasons; rather than considering dyslexics as a single homogenous group, the disorder is better thought of as a collection of different impairments, or sub-types. This research seeks to understand the various factors that contribute to reading difficulties and develop personalized approaches to intervention.

Funding Source: Microsoft and the Jacobs Foundation

Collaborators: Maha Ramamurthy, PhD