How English orthographic proficiency modulates visual attention span in Italian learners with and without dyslexia

• Venagli, Ilaria ^[2] ; Kupisch, Tanja ^[1] ; Lallier, Marie ^[3]
  1. [1] University of Konstanz

     University of Konstanz

     Landkreis Konstanz, Alemania

     
  2. [2] University of Konstanz, Department of Linguistics, Konstanz, Germany University of Verona, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Verona, Italy
  3. [3] Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (BCBL), Educational Neuroscience and Developmental Disorders, Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science

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• Localización: Bilingualism: Language and cognition, ISSN 1366-7289, Vol. 28, Nº 5, 2025, págs. 1432-1445
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/s1366728925000124
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• Resumen

  • Visual attention span (VAS) refers to the number of visual elements processed simultaneously in a multielement array. It is causally related to reading skills and may be impaired in readers with dyslexia. VAS is influenced by orthographic depth with opaque orthographies boosting it. Such orthography-specific VAS modulations are subject to crosslinguistic interactions in early biliterates, leading to advantages associated with learning to read in an opaque orthography. However, little is known about potential VAS bootstrapping effects in late biliterates. This study investigates potential VAS modulation in late biliterates with and without dyslexia. Participants were first language (L1) Italian native speakers (transparent orthography) learning English as a second language (L2). Our results show that the VAS capacity of typical readers is modulated by English orthographic knowledge, providing the first evidence that experience with a nonnative orthography boosts VAS skills also in late biliterates. This effect was reduced in dyslexic learners, possibly due to a VAS deficit.

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