Current Biology
Volume 22, Issue 9, 8 May 2012, Pages 814-819
ReportA Causal Link between Visual Spatial Attention and Reading Acquisition
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Highlights
► Poor readers show impaired visual search and spatial cueing when prereaders ► About 60% of poor readers displayed visual-attention deficit when prereaders ► Visual attention in preschoolers specifically predicts future reading acquisition ► Efficient visual-attention is crucial for learning to read independently of phonology
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