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View article: The impact of handwriting and typing on the reading acquisition process: a study using an unfamiliar orthography
The impact of handwriting and typing on the reading acquisition process: a study using an unfamiliar orthography Open
Although there is evidence of a negative impact of typing on letter learning in prereaders, it remains unclear how writing letters and words—either by hand or typing—affects reading acquisition. One possibility is that typing attenuates th…
View article: The impact of handwriting and typing practice in children’s letter and word learning: Implications for literacy development
The impact of handwriting and typing practice in children’s letter and word learning: Implications for literacy development Open
Recent research has revealed that the substitution of handwriting practice for typing may hinder the initial steps of reading development. Two hypotheses for the detrimental effect of typing are (a) reduced graphomotor activity and (b) red…
View article: Atención a las personas con dislexia en la formación universitaria: recomendaciones a nivel institucional y de práctica docente
Atención a las personas con dislexia en la formación universitaria: recomendaciones a nivel institucional y de práctica docente Open
La universidad española incorpora cada vez a un mayor número de personas con discapacidad y con necesidades específicas de apoyo (NEA). Esta incorporación se realiza en el marco de la ley conocida como LOSU, que insta a las universidades a…
View article: Family Context and ADHD Symptoms in Middle Childhood: an Explanatory Model
Family Context and ADHD Symptoms in Middle Childhood: an Explanatory Model Open
Recent research suggests that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may be influenced by interactions between the individual and their social context. This study examined the predictive value of family context variables and atten…
View article: Cross-linguistic transfer in bilingual reading is item specific
Cross-linguistic transfer in bilingual reading is item specific Open
The grain size of orthographic representations prompted by a consistent orthography (like Spanish or Basque) increases if reading is simultaneously learned in another language with an inconsistent orthography (like French). Here, we aimed …
View article: You may point, but do not touch: Impact of gesture-types and cognition on language in typical and atypical development
You may point, but do not touch: Impact of gesture-types and cognition on language in typical and atypical development Open
We investigated whether two types of pointing hand features (index finger and open palm pointing) and three types of relation with the referent (manipulation, contact, no contact) similarly predict language in children with and without aut…
View article: Bebés y pantallas digitales: una propuesta educativa audiovisual desde la parentalidad positiva
Bebés y pantallas digitales: una propuesta educativa audiovisual desde la parentalidad positiva Open
Se presenta una propuesta educativa-preventiva dirigida a familias con bebés entre 0 y 2 años. El objetivo es lograr la concienciación acerca de los riesgos para el desarrollo psicológico infantil del uso no controlado de dispositivos elec…
View article: The dynamic interaction between memory and linguistic knowledge in children’s language development: The role of sentence recall
The dynamic interaction between memory and linguistic knowledge in children’s language development: The role of sentence recall Open
The role of working memory (WM) in language acquisition has been widely reported in the developmental literature, but few studies have explored the role of sentence recall in the way WM and related linguistic abilities evolve. This study s…
View article: Does consonant–vowel skeletal structure play a role early in lexical processing? Evidence from masked priming
Does consonant–vowel skeletal structure play a role early in lexical processing? Evidence from masked priming Open
Is the specific consonant–vowel (CV) letter combination of a word a basic source of information for lexical access in the early stages of processing? We designed two masked priming lexical decision experiments to respond to this question b…
View article: Hacia un modelo multidimensional del trastorno específico del lenguaje y la dislexia: Déficits compartidos y específicos
Hacia un modelo multidimensional del trastorno específico del lenguaje y la dislexia: Déficits compartidos y específicos Open
Este artículo revisa la naturaleza y relaciones entre procesos implicados en el trastorno específico del lenguaje (TEL) y de la lectura (dislexia) en base a los criterios de clasificación del DSM-V. El TEL implica dificultades en la percep…