The Attentional Shifting hypothesis (SAS)

Question 1

What is SAS?

Answer 1

difficulties moving from 1 item to the next

those with dyslexia struggle to disengage with visual and auditory language

could distorted perceptions of speech sounds and affect development of phonological representations

Question 2

When is the impairment apparent?

Answer 2

when dyslexics are presented with rapid stimulus sequencing

Question 3

Strengths of SAS

Answer 3

weaknesses in visual spatial attention can predict reading development independent of language

research found impaired serial visual

Question 4

Stoet et al (2007)

Answer 4

dyslexics have problems with attentional switching for sensory information but can rapidly switch between task

support magnocellular theory for attention shifting difficulties are more peripheral

Question 5

Ruffinn et al (2010)

Answer 5

dyslexic children have impaired visual identification

Question 6

Facoetti et al (2010)

Answer 6

dyslexic children have slower spatial cueing