?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+relationship+between+motor+control+and+phonology+in+dyslexic+children&rft.creator=Ramus%2C+Franck&rft.creator=Pidgeon%2C+Elizabeth&rft.creator=Frith%2C+Uta&rft.subject=Neuropsychology&rft.subject=Developmental+Psychology&rft.subject=Clinical+Psychology&rft.subject=Behavioral+Neuroscience&rft.description=Background%3A+The+goal+of+this+study+was+to+investigate+the+automaticity%2Fcerebellar+theory+of+dyslexia.+We+tested+phonological+skills+and+cerebellar+function+in+a+group+of+dyslexic+8-12+year+old+children+and+their+matched+controls.+Tests+administered+included+the+Phonological+Assessment+Battery%2C+postural+stability%2C+bead+threading%2C+finger+to+thumb+and+time+estimation.+%0AResults%3A+Dyslexic+children+were+found+to+be+significantly+poorer+than+the+controls+at+all+tasks+but+time+estimation.+About+75%25+of+dyslexics+were+more+than+one+standard+deviation+below+controls+in+phonological+ability%2C+and+50%25+were+similarly+impaired+in+motor+skills.+However%2C+at+least+part+of+the+discrepancy+in+motor+skills+was+due+to+dyslexic+individuals+who+had+additional+disorders+(ADHD+and%2For+DCD).+The+absence+of+evidence+for+a+time+estimation+deficit+also+casts+doubt+on+the+cerebellar+origin+of+the+motor+deficiency.+About+half+the+dyslexic+children+didn't+have+any+motor+problem%2C+and+there+was+no+evidence+for+a+causal+relationship+between+motor+skills+on+the+one+hand+and+phonological+and+reading+skills+on+the+other.+%0AConclusion%3A+This+study+provides+partial+support+for+the+presence+of+motor+problems+in+dyslexic+children%2C+but+does+not+support+the+hypothesis+that+a+cerebellar+dysfunction+is+the+cause+of+their+phonological+and+reading+impairment.+&rft.date=2002&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2349%2F1%2FJCPP02.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ramus%2C+Franck+and+Pidgeon%2C+Elizabeth+and+Frith%2C+Uta++(2002)+The+relationship+between+motor+control+and+phonology+in+dyslexic+children.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D++++(In+Press)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2349%2F