ABSTRACT
Developmental dyslexia is typically defined on the basis of reading problems. Dyslexia is a disorder in learning to read that sometimes exists in children who have adequate learning opportunities, no known brain damage, and no serious emotional or personality disorders. Although the definition of dyslexia focuses on reading, dyslexics also have serious problems with spelling. Indeed, dyslexics' spelling levels are typically below their reading levels, and spelling problems persist even among dyslexics who have apparently “caught up” in reading (Boder, 1973; Critchley, 1975). Despite the severity of spelling problems in dyslexics, much less is known about dyslexics' spelling than about their reading. The chapters in the present volume are no exception to the general trend, because most of them focus on reading as opposed to writing.
