Myth #18 for #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth: “Children who are good decoders will always show good reading comprehension skills” NOT TRUE! For good reading comprehension you need decoding skills AND linguistic comprehension skills; neither alone is sufficient 1/4
As wonderfully illustrated today by @ReadOxford @yesread, there is a tendency to consider poor #reading comprehension as a downstream consequence of poor single word reading skills but 50% of children with #dyslexia show poor oral language 2/4 
Also, young children at-risk for #dyslexia who subsequently develop #reading impairments show lower oral language skills than children who develop typical reading skills. For more see e.g., bit.ly/33LI3ua or see article below by @tiffanyphogan and @SuzAdlof 3/4
Interested in more? Take a look at work by @ReadOxford @tiffanyphogan @lervag @SuzAdlof M. Snowling, Hugh Catts and many more! Interested in the neuroscience of #reading comprehension? Take a look at work by Laurie Cutting @VanderbiltU
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