The present study examined the link between learning styles and dyslexia in secondary school students, using the Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic (VAK) learning styles model. According to the VAK model, most people possess a dominant or preferred learning style, however some people have a mixed and evenly balanced blend of the three styles. Our…

Research affirms the Double Deficit Hypothesis, which posits that there are three primary dyslexic subtypes, Phonological Deficit, Naming Speed Deficit, and Double Deficit (Wolfe & Bowers 1999; Feller 2008; Katzir et al. 2008). These subtypes differ in terms of core cognitive deficits. There has not been research, to-date, examining the…

Research was conducted among 58 5-6th grade gifted students in Seattle to test the following: their preferences for verbal vs. multi-sensory concept formation, whether non-verbal learners are primarily spatial in information processing, and the reliability of the Block Design subtest of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) for…