1This is based on the 1994 NAEP’s reading exam of 4th graders, and Education Week 9/16/98.
2Scientific American, "Dyslexia", by Frank R. Vellutino March 1987 page 39.
3Scientific American, "Dyslexia", by Sally E. Shaywitz A new model of this reading disorder emphasizes defects in the language processing rather than the visual system. It explains how language is processed November 1996.
4Ibib.
5"Why Our Children Can’t Read", by Diane McGuiness, The Free Press 1997 page 174
6Educational Leadership, "Learning About Learning to Read", by Marcia D’Arcangelo, October 1999 pages 26-31.
7Journal of Learning Disabilities, "The Effect of Early Reading Failure on Acquisition of Knowledge Among Students with Learning Disabilities", by Vicki Snider & Sara Tarver June/July 1987.
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