Cognitive processes underlying reading and naming deficits in dyslexic readers

In addition to phonological deficits, difficulties at the level of the visual recognition system (i. e. , the mechanisms that could affect the induction of orthographic representations or the connection of visual to lexical codes) constitute potential sources of the poor reading and visual naming that characterize dyslexia.

Spectrum of digoxin-induced ocular toxicity: a case report and literature review.

BACKGROUND: Digoxin intoxication results in predominantly digestive, cardiac and neurological symptoms. This case is outstanding in that the intoxication occurred in a nonagenarian and induced severe, extensively documented visual symptoms as well as dysphagia and proprioceptive illusions. Moreover, it went undiagnosed for a whole month despite close medical follow-up, illustrating the difficulty in recognizing drug-induced effects in a polymorbid patient. CASE PRESENTATION: Digoxin 0.25 mg qd for atrial fibrillation was prescribed to a 91-year-old woman with an estimated creatinine clearance of 18 ml/min. Over the following 2-3 weeks she developed nausea, vomiting and dysphagia, snowy and blurry vision, photopsia, dyschromatopsia, aggravated pre-existing formed visual hallucinations and proprioceptive illusions. She saw her family doctor twice and visited the eye clinic once until, 1 month after starting digoxin, she was admitted to the emergency room. Intoxication was confirmed by a serum digoxin level of 5.7 ng/ml (reference range 0.8-2 ng/ml). After stopping digoxin, general symptoms resolved in a few days, but visual complaints persisted. Examination by the ophthalmologist revealed decreased visual acuity in both eyes, 4/10 in the right eye (OD) and 5/10 in the left eye (OS), decreased color vision as demonstrated by a score of 1/13 in both eyes (OU) on Ishihara pseudoisochromatic plates, OS cataract, and dry age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). Computerized static perimetry showed non-specific diffuse alterations suggestive of either bilateral retinopathy or optic neuropathy. Full-field electroretinography (ERG) disclosed moderate diffuse rod and cone dysfunction and multifocal ERG revealed central loss of function OU. Visual symptoms progressively improved over the next 2 months, but multifocal ERG did not. The patient was finally discharged home after a 5 week hospital stay. CONCLUSION: This case is a reminder of a complication of digoxin treatment to be considered by any treating physician. If digoxin is prescribed in a vulnerable patient, close monitoring is mandatory. In general, when facing a new health problem in a polymorbid patient, it is crucial to elicit a complete history, with all recent drug changes and detailed complaints, and to include a drug adverse reaction in the differential diagnosis.

Memory mixed with desire : a preliminary study of philosophy and literature in the works of Friedrich Nietzsche and Milan Kundera

Memory Mixed with Desire: A preliminary study of Philosophy and Literature in the works of Friedrich Nietzsche and Milan Kundera Robert Spinelli Brock University, Department of Philosophy This thesis studies intertextuality in the works of Friedrich Nietzsche and Milan Kundera through the primary themes of memory and forgetting. The thesis starts with two introductory chapters that delineate memory according to Nietzsche and Kundera respectively. From here, I move into a discussion of Nietzsche's Ubermensch as an example of the type of forgetting that Nietzsche sees as a cure for the overabundance of memory that has led to Christian morality. Next, I explore the Kunderan concept of kitsch as the polar opposite of what Nietzsche has sought in his philosophy, finishing the chapter by tying the two thinkers together in a Kunderan critique of Nietzsche. The thesis ends with a chapter devoted to the Eternal Return beginning with an exegesis of Nietzsche's idea and ending with a similar exegesis of Kundera's treatment of this thought. What I suggest in this chapter is that the Eternal Return might itself be a form of kitsch even in its attempt to revalue existence.

Handwriting Intervention: Impact on the Reading and Writing Abilities of High School Students

Handwriting is a functional task that is used to communicate thoughts using a written code. Research findings have indicated that handwriting is related to learning to read and learning to write. The purposes of this research project were to determine if a handwriting intervention would increase abilities in reading and writing skills, in graphomotor and visual-motor integration skills, and improve the participants’ self-perceptions and self-descriptions pertaining to handwriting enjoyment, competence, and effort. A single-subject research design was implemented with four struggling high school students who each received 10.5 to 15.5 hours of cursive handwriting intervention using the ez Write program. In summary, the findings indicated that the students showed significant improvements in aspects of reading and writing; that they improved significantly in their cursive writing abilities; and that their self-perceptions concerning their handwriting experience and competence improved. The contribution of handwriting to academic achievement and vocational success can no longer be neglected.

Face to face with the mexicans : the domestic life, educational, social, and bussines ways statesmanship and literature, legendary and general history of the mexicana people.

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The national fourth reader containg a course of instruction in elocution; exercises in reading and declamation, and copious notes...

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Reading and research skills

University of Southampton, Dyslexia Services have developed a range of academic study skills resources available to download. This resource supports reading and research skills.

The effects of orthographic neighborhood in reading and laboratory word identification tasks : a review. 'Los efectos de vecindad ortográfica en lectura y en tareas de reconocimiento de palabras : una revisión'.

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LMS software study and a practical application in language and literature didactics. 'Aplicación práctica en Didáctica de la lengua y la literatura del software LMS'.

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Towards an interface of language and literature. 'Hacia una interfaz de la Lengua y la Literatura'.

Se analiza la conveniencia de usar textos simplificados o en su formato original para propositos pedagógicos dentro de la enseñanza de la segunda lengua. El autor considera que ambas clases de textos (simplificados u originales) pueden formar el nivel intermedio de aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras.

How to assess, plan and teach shared and guided reading and writing 1 : key stage one, primary 1-3.

El desarrollo de la alfabetización infantil se inicia desde el momento en que los padres, hablan, cantan y leen a sus bebés. Estas buenas experiencias son las bases sobre las que seguir, pues, después, aprenden a jugar con los libros, a disfrutar con sus imágenes y sus páginas, a imitar a los adultos en la lectura, a garabatear y a escribir como ellos. Aunque, algunos niños hayan carecido de estas experiencias en su hogar, al incorporarse a la escuela, es necesario darles todas las oportunidades posibles para observar a sus compañeros lectores y escritores, interactuar con los libros y experimentar ellos mismos con la lectura y la escritura.

How to assess, plan and teach shared and guided reading and writing 2 : key stage two, primary 4-7.

En esta etapa del desarrollo de la alfabetización, la mayoría de los niños han comprendido sus conceptos fundamentales y ya saben hablar, leer y escribir para distintos tipos de oyentes y para distintos propósitos. Para la consolidación de estos conocimientos y la adquisición de nuevas habilidades necesitan contar con una amplia gama de textos y contextos, aprender a decodificar palabras desconocidas, deletrear palabras difíciles. El modelo de lectura y escritura compartida y guiada es la estrategia de enseñanza más idónea.