Phenotype Analyses of Dyslexia
Main findings are that dyslexia is a phonological disorder,
which is related to speech and language disorders. Dyslexia
is associated with brain volume changes, and is comorbid with
both internalizing and externalizing disorders.
Pennington, B.F., McCabe, L.L., Smith, S.D.,
Lefly, D.L., Bookman, M.O., Kimberling, W.J., & Lubs,
H.A. (1986). Spelling errors in adults with a form of familial
dyslexia. Child Development, 57, 1001-1013.
Pennington, B.F., Van Orden, G.C., Smith, S.D., Green, P.A.,
& Haith, M.M. (1990). Phonological processing skills and
deficits in adult dyslexics. Child Development, 61(6),
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Pennington, B.F., Van Orden, G., Kirson, D., & Haith,
M.M. (1991). What is the causal relation between verbal STM
problems and dyslexia? In S. Brady & D. Shankweiler (Eds.),
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Pennington, B.F., Gilger, J.W., Olson, R.W., & DeFries,
J.W. (1992). External validity of age- versus IQ-discrepancy
definitions of reading disability: Lessons from a twin study.
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Psychosocial correlates of dyslexia across the lifespan. Development
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Pennington, B.F. (1999). Toward an integrated understanding
of dyslexia: Genetic, neurological, and cognitive mechanisms.
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629-654.
Pennington, B.F., Filipek, P.A., Lefly, D., Churchwell, J.,
Kennedy, D.N., Simon, J.H., Filley, C.M., Galaburda, A., Alarcon,
M., & DeFries, J.C. (1999). Brain morphometry in reading-disabled
twins. Neurology, 53, 723-729.
Willcutt, E.G., & Pennington, B.F. (2000). Psychiatric
comorbidity in children and adolescents with reading disability.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 41, 1039-1048.
Pennington, B.F., & Lefly, D.L. (2001). Early
reading development in children at family risk for dyslexia.
Child Development, 72, 816-833.
Pennington, B.F., Cardoso-Martins, C., Green, P.A., &
Lefly, D.L. (2001). Comparing the phonological and double
deficit hypotheses for developmental dyslexia. Reading
and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 14, 707-755.
Cardoso-Martins, C. & Pennington, B.F. (2004). The relationship
between phoneme awareness and rapid serial naming skills and
literacy acquisition: The role of developmental period and
reading ability. Scientific Studies of Reading, 8, 27-52.
Raitano, N.A., Pennington, B.F., Tunick, R.A., Boada, R., &
Shriberg, L.D. (2004). Pre-literacy skills of subgroups of children with speech sound disorders.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 45, 821-835.
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Other Publication Areas:
Fundamental Issues
Genetics of Dyslexia and Other Learning
Disabilities
Neuropsychological Deficts in Autism
Neuropsychology of Mental Retardation Syndromes
Genetics and Neuropsychology of
ADHD
Executive Functions
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