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Gender Differences in Severity of Writing and Reading Disabilities (EJ786050)
Author(s):
Berninger, Virginia W.; Nielsen, Kathleen H.; Abbott, Robert D.; Wijsman, Ellen; Raskind, Wendy
Source:
Journal of School Psychology, v46 n2 p151-172 Apr 2008
Pub Date:
2008-04-00
Pub Type(s):
Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Peer-Reviewed:
Yes
Descriptors:
Reading Difficulties; Dyslexia; Genetics; Writing Skills; Gender Differences; Reading Skills; Comparative Analysis; Handwriting; Writing (Composition); Spelling; Children; Adults
Abstract:
Gender differences in mean level of reading and writing skills were examined in 122 children (80 boys and 42 girls) and 200 adults (115 fathers and 85 mothers) who showed behavioral markers of dyslexia in a family genetics study. Gender differences were found in writing and replicated prior results for typically developing children: Boys and men were more impaired in handwriting and composing than were girls and women, but men, who were more impaired in those writing skills, were also more impaired in spelling than women. Men were more impaired than women in accuracy and rate of reading passages orally, but boys were not more impaired than girls on any of the reading measures. Males were consistently more impaired than females in orthographic skills, which may be the source of gender differences in writing, but not motor skills. Population-based studies that report gender differences in reading in children with dyslexia may be confounding reading and writing disorders--the latter being the true source of gender differences in both children and adults with dyslexia. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software.
Gender Differences in Severity of Writing and Reading Disabilities (EJ786050)
Author(s):
Berninger, Virginia W.; Nielsen, Kathleen H.; Abbott, Robert D.; Wijsman, Ellen; Raskind, Wendy
Source:
Journal of School Psychology, v46 n2 p151-172 Apr 2008
Pub Date:
2008-04-00
Pub Type(s):
Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Peer-Reviewed:
Yes
Descriptors:
Reading Difficulties; Dyslexia; Genetics; Writing Skills; Gender Differences; Reading Skills; Comparative Analysis; Handwriting; Writing (Composition); Spelling; Children; Adults
Abstract:
Gender differences in mean level of reading and writing skills were examined in 122 children (80 boys and 42 girls) and 200 adults (115 fathers and 85 mothers) who showed behavioral markers of dyslexia in a family genetics study. Gender differences were found in writing and replicated prior results for typically developing children: Boys and men were more impaired in handwriting and composing than were girls and women, but men, who were more impaired in those writing skills, were also more impaired in spelling than women. Men were more impaired than women in accuracy and rate of reading passages orally, but boys were not more impaired than girls on any of the reading measures. Males were consistently more impaired than females in orthographic skills, which may be the source of gender differences in writing, but not motor skills. Population-based studies that report gender differences in reading in children with dyslexia may be confounding reading and writing disorders--the latter being the true source of gender differences in both children and adults with dyslexia. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software.