Misunderstandings about developmental dyslexia: a historical overview

• Main Authors: Pietro Smirni (Author), Luigi Vetri (Author), Eliana Misuraca (Author), Marco Cappadonna (Author), Francesca Felicia Operto (Author), Grazia Maria Giovanna Pastorino (Author), Rosa Marotta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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History of the reading disorder not due to an intellectual disability, inadequate teaching systems or poor motivation to study, referred to as developmental dyslexia, has very remote origins. The first attempts explain the disorder as a primary 'visual defect'. Since then, several models h...