The Temporal Processing Deficit in Chinese Children with Developmental Dyslexia: Evidence from Perceptual Learning Studies

Abstract

Abstract: Previous research has shown that the temporal processing of auditory stimuli is impaired in population with dyslexia. But until now, the amodality, cross-linguistic generality, as well as the intervention prospects and the underlying mechanisms of this specific deficit are still unclear. The current paper summarizes three perceptual learning studies using either auditory or visual temporal processing paradigms conducted in Chinese dyslexia children, with a major focus on the transfer effect to reading performances. Based on comprehensive analysis and discussion on the relation between temporal processing skills and reading difficulties, along with the cognitive mechanism that affects reading development, several ideas for future research are proposed to enrich the theoretical construction of this field.

Key words: developmental dyslexia, temporal processing deficit, perceptual learning

摘要： 前人研究指出，阅读障碍群体具有听觉通道内的时间加工缺陷，但截止目前为止，该缺陷的非模态性、跨语言一般性、干预前景及具体机制尚不明确。本文通过综述三项在中文阅读障碍儿童中开展的听觉、视觉时间加工知觉训练，以及它们对阅读成绩的迁移效应，对时间加工技能与阅读障碍的关系，及其影响阅读发展的认知机制进行了探讨和分析，并在此基础上，提出了未来的研究构想，以充实该领域的理论建构。

关键词: 发展性阅读障碍, 时间加工缺陷, 知觉学习训练

CLC Number:

B842.5

ZHANG Manli, MENG Xiangzhi, ZHENG Xiaobei. The Temporal Processing Deficit in Chinese Children with Developmental Dyslexia: Evidence from Perceptual Learning Studies[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2018, 16(5): 583-593,623.

张曼莉, 孟祥芝, 郑小蓓. 中文阅读障碍儿童的时间加工缺陷:来自知觉学习干预研究的证据[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2018, 16(5): 583-593,623.

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