Evidence for and characteristics of Dyslexia among Japanese children.

In an attempt to determine the extent of developmental dyslexia in Japan, an oral reading test and a modified Bangor Dyslexia Test were administered to 125 fourth graders (69 boys and 56 girls). In this sample, four boys and four girls (6%) qualified as dyslexic, challenging the wide-spread belief that dyslexia is largely absent among Japanese children. Here we describe some characteristics of these Japanese dyslexics.