# Evidence That Dyslexia May Represent the Lower Tail of a Normal Distribution of Reading Ability

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/evidence-that-dyslexia-may-represent-the-lower-tail-of-a-normal-distribution-of/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Sally E. Shaywitz,Michael Escobar,Bennett A. Shaywitz,Jack Μ. Fletcher,Robert Makuch |
| Citations | 721 |
| DOI | 10.1056/nejm199201163260301 |
| Fields | Mathematics,Psychology |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJM199201163260301?articleTools=true |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2317934904 |
| PMID | 1727544 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 1992 |

## Paper authors

- [Jack Μ. Fletcher](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jack-fletcher/)

## Paper journal

- [New England Journal of Medicine](https://scholariq.org/journals/new-england-journal-of-medicine/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Reading and Literacy Development](https://scholariq.org/topics/reading-and-literacy-development/)

## Paper topics

- [Reading and Literacy Development](https://scholariq.org/topics/reading-and-literacy-development/)
- [Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills](https://scholariq.org/topics/cognitive-and-developmental-aspects-of-mathematical-skills/)
- [Children's Physical and Motor Development](https://scholariq.org/topics/children-s-physical-and-motor-development/)

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