Table 1.
Subject characteristics
| Dyslexic | Normal | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject characteristics | |||
| Number | 20 | 12 | |
| Age, years | 9.9 (1.5) | 10.7 (9.5) | ns |
| Gender, % male | 75 | 75 | ns |
| Handedness, % left | 17 | 20 | ns |
| Nonverbal IQ-Block Design | 11.75 (2.6) | 13.58 (2.7) | ns |
| Reading: WJ-RMT | |||
| Word ID | 78.2 (9.0) | 109.0 (6.8) | P < 0.0001 |
| Word Attack | 85.5 (7.9) | 112.3 (9.9) | P < 0.0001 |
| Passage Comprehension | 83.3 (7.9) | 112.8 (4.5) | P < 0.0001 |
| Language: CELF | |||
| Receptive Language | 92.5 (12.1) | 118.6 (8.3) | P < 0.0001 |
| Expressive Language | 95 (14.8) | 112.3 (8.3) | P = 0.0009 |
| Rapid Naming–CTOPP | 79.1 (14.5) | 106.8 (7.9) | P < 0.0001 |
WJ-RMT, Woodcock–Johnson Reading Mastery Test; CELF, Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals; CTOPP, Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing.