A.) We investigated fundamental properties of the mechanisms underlying reading and pictogram naming in dyslexic and normally-reading children.

The results are published as:

Trauzettel-Klosinski S, MacKeben M, Reinhard J, Feucht A, Dürwächter U & Klosinski G. (2002) Pictogram naming in dyslexic and normal children assessed by SLO. Vision Research 42 (2002), 789-799.

Abstract
We measured pictogram naming (PN) and text reading in dyslexic and normally reading young teenagers. Eye movements were monitored by Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope, revealing positions of fovea, stimuli on the retina, and speech simultaneously. While text reading speed showed the expected difference between groups, PN speeds overlapped widely. PN was mainly controlled by retrieval time in both groups and correlated with age in dyslexics. We conclude that PN activates visual/eidetic mechanisms that are distinct from the phonemic/analytic pathway necessary for reading. This dual organization leads to wide range of combinations of performances in PN and text reading.

B.) We analyzed the eye movements of dyslexic and normally reading children while reading single words of variable length:

The results will be published as:

MacKeben M, Trauzettel-Klosinski S, Reinhard J, Dürrwächter U, Adler M & Klosinski G (2002). Eye movement control during single word reading in dyslexics. Journal of Vision, Volume 4, Number 5, Article 4, Pages 388-402 (2004); http://www.journalofvision.org/4/5/4/.