@misc{cogprints2349,
           title = {The relationship between motor control and phonology in dyslexic children},
          author = {Franck Ramus and Elizabeth Pidgeon and Uta Frith},
            year = {2002},
            note = {Check the alternative location for the final pdf reprint.},
         journal = {Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines},
        keywords = {dyslexia, reading, phonology, cerebellum, automaticity, motor control},
             url = {http://cogprints.org/2349/},
        abstract = {Background: The goal of this study was to investigate the automaticity/cerebellar theory of dyslexia. We tested phonological skills and cerebellar function in a group of dyslexic 8-12 year old children and their matched controls. Tests administered included the Phonological Assessment Battery, postural stability, bead threading, finger to thumb and time estimation. 
Results: Dyslexic children were found to be significantly poorer than the controls at all tasks but time estimation. About 75\% of dyslexics were more than one standard deviation below controls in phonological ability, and 50\% were similarly impaired in motor skills. However, at least part of the discrepancy in motor skills was due to dyslexic individuals who had additional disorders (ADHD and/or DCD). The absence of evidence for a time estimation deficit also casts doubt on the cerebellar origin of the motor deficiency. About half the dyslexic children didn't have any motor problem, and there was no evidence for a causal relationship between motor skills on the one hand and phonological and reading skills on the other. 
Conclusion: This study provides partial support for the presence of motor problems in dyslexic children, but does not support the hypothesis that a cerebellar dysfunction is the cause of their phonological and reading impairment. }
}

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