A Longitudinal Study of Dyslexia : Bergen's Multivariate Study of Children's Learning Disabilities

I Introduction.- 1. Purposes and Design of the Study; Organization of the Book.- 2. Description of Earlier Reports on the Bergen Project.- 3. Methodological Issues in Dyslexia Research.- II School Learning Disabilities.- 4. School Achievement.- 5. Socioemotional Characteristics.- 6. Cognitive and Achievement Characteristics.- III Theoretical and Clinical Foundation of This Study of Dyslexia.- 7. Overview of Research on Reading and Dyslexia.- 8. Dyslexia Models and Theories.- 9. Function Analysis of Literacy Behavior.- IV Results of the Study of Dyslexia and Dyslexia Types.- 10. Descriptive Analysis of the Entire Dyslexia Group.- 11. Multivariate Analyses of Clinical and Statistical Groupings.- 12. Eye Examinations.- 13. Neurological Examinations.- 14. Growth and Efficacy Data: Results of the Total Experimental Program.- V The Bergeb Project's Contribution to Research And Its Applied Educational and Clinical Value.- 15. Summary, Conclusions, and Discussion of the Entire Project.- Appendix: Sample Selection Procedures and Grouping of Pupils.