Doyle, Caoilainn and Smeaton, Alan F. and Roche, Richard and Boran, Lorraine (2018) Inhibition and Updating, but Not Switching, Predict Developmental Dyslexia and Individual Variation in Reading Ability. Frontiers in Psychology, 9 (795). ISSN 1664-1078

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To elucidate the core executive function profile (strengths and weaknesses in inhibition, updating, and switching) associated with dyslexia, this study explored executive function in 27 children with dyslexia and 29 age matched controls using sensitive z-mean measures of each ability and controlled for individual differences in processing speed. This study found that developmental dyslexia is associated with inhibition and updating, but not switching impairments, at the error z-mean composite level, whilst controlling for processing speed. Inhibition and updating (but not switching) error composites predicted both dyslexia likelihood and reading ability across the full range of variation from typical to atypical. The predictive relationships were such that those with poorer performance on inhibition and updating measures were significantly more likely to have a diagnosis of developmental dyslexia and also demonstrate poorer reading ability. These findings suggest that inhibition and updating abilities are associated with developmental dyslexia and predict reading ability. Future studies should explore executive function training as an intervention for children with dyslexia as core executive functions appear to be modifiable with training and may transfer to improved reading ability.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Cite as: Doyle C, Smeaton AF, Roche RAP and Boran L (2018) Inhibition and Updating, but Not Switching, Predict Developmental Dyslexia and Individual Variation in Reading Ability.Front. Psychol. 9:795. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00795
Keywords:	Inhibition; Updating; Switching; Predict Developmental; Dyslexia; Individual Variation; Reading Ability;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	13204
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00795
Depositing User:	Richard Roche
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2020 14:06
Journal or Publication Title:	Frontiers in Psychology
Publisher:	Frontiers Media
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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