Written expression—The last skill acquired

Abstract

These dyslexic youngsters were particularly weak in syntax. The level of productivity, the abstractness and originality of ideas were diverse. Results of Table 1 differed somewhat from Myklebust’s study and warrant further attention with larger groups of children. The subtle difficulties noted in spontaneous oral language should be explored further. Case 4 had the most difficulty with oral language. It is quite possible that written work is helping him monitor and clarify his oral language. With Case 3, the opposite seems true—oral language is perhaps aiding him in the sequencing of written language. In many respects, this paper has raised a myriad of questions and offered no answers. I believe, however, that it illustrates that written language is, indeed, the very last skill acquired by many youngsters.