Create a New Forum Admin Login Member Login Contribute to Voyager Search VoyForums Help Desk VoyForums Exchange VoyForums Directory/Categories VoyForums Homepage VoyForums News FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2 ]

Subject: Towards an Early Detection of Developmental Dyslexia Author: Ola Ozranov-Palchik [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 10:30:15 04/21/11 Thu We are researchers at the Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience at Children’s Hospital Boston and our research focuses on the early detection of dyslexia in pre-reading children from infancy to kindergarten. The main goal of our research studies is to find the best way to identify children at risk for developmental dyslexia at a very early age, before reading skills are even present. Neuroimaging studies have revealed brain alterations in school-age children and adults with a diagnosis of developmental dyslexia. We are currently investigating how early these brain differences appear, and whether they can be used to identify children who are at risk for dyslexia in infancy or in pre-school. Our studies are funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Harvard Catalyst program. Currently we are seeking: 4-6 year old children with or without family history of dyslexia and who will start kindergarten in the fall of 2011 or 2012. The study is conducted in two sessions each year for 4 years (one session looks at cognitive and reading development and one looks at brain development) at either Children’s Hospital Boston or Waltham. Parents can receive a report for the cognitive and reading development testing each year and a report from the radiologist. All parents are reimbursed for parking and/or public transportation and children receive gift certificates for local book stores. 5-12 month old infants (i) with and (ii) without a family history of dyslexia. The study is conducted in one session at either Children’s Hospital Boston or Waltham, where we take pictures of your baby’s brain while he or she is sleeping. All children receive toys, a picture of their brain, and a report from the radiologist, and parents are reimbursed for parking and/or public trasnportation. If you and your child are interested in learning more about our work, please visit us at: http://www.childrenshospital.org/research/gaablab, email us: gaablab@gmail.com, or call us: (617) 334-5046 Looking forward to hearing from you! Nadine Gaab and the GaabLab Dyslexia Team [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]