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. 2018 Jun 4;8(6):100.
doi: 10.3390/brainsci8060100.

Comments on: "What Is Developmental Dyslexia?" Brain Sci. 2018, 8, 26. The Relationship between Eye Movements and Reading Difficulties

Hazel I Blythe  1 , Julie A Kirkby  2 , Simon P Liversedge  3
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Comments on: "What Is Developmental Dyslexia?" Brain Sci. 2018, 8, 26. The Relationship between Eye Movements and Reading Difficulties

Hazel I Blythe et al. Brain Sci. .

Abstract

We are writing in response to the review article: Stein. J. (2018). What is Developmental Dyslexia? Brain Sciences, 8, 26, doi:10.3390/brainsci8020026. We consider that the section entitled, "Eye Movement Control", presents a misleading characterisation of current empirical and theoretical understanding. We outline five specific points relating to Stein's views on eye movement control and developmental dyslexia with which we disagree and conclude that disruption to oculomotor behaviour occurs as a consequence of processing difficulty that individuals with dyslexia experience as they engage in reading.

Keywords: dyslexia; eye movements; reading.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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  • Brain Sci. 8:26.

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