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Ennis, J. (2004). Differences in Low, Average, and Expert Readers as Measured by EEG/ERPs: Preliminary Findings and Challenges of an In-School Psycho-Physiological Research Project. American Educational Research Association 2004 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Abstract: The inability to process sounds is basic to reading deficits. To assess this ability, we used event-related potential (ERP) tasks: oddball tones and phonemes as well as incongruent picture/seen/word heard and picture seen/word seen pairs. Performance data from 112 middle school students from a highly diverse population ethnically, culturally and socio-economically revealed similar patterns when responding to tones. There were also significant differences across low, average and expert readers when responding to phonemes, words heard and words seen. Methodological and procedural challenges encountered when conducting EEG/ERP research within a public school setting are highlighted.

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