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• Contributory factors (2003) [online article], British Dyslexia Association, UK. More information here.
• Dyslexia basics (2000) [online article], The International Dyslexia Association, Baltimore, USA. More information here.
• Temple, E., Deutsch, G. K., Poldrack, R. A., Miller, S. L., Tallal, P., Merzenich, M. M. & Gabrieli, J. D. E. (2003), Neural deficits in children with dyslexia ameliorated by behavioural remediation: Evidence from functional MRI [online abstract], Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, USA. More information here. [Access to full article text requires online subscription.]
• What is dyslexia? [online], Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation WA (Inc.), Australia. More information here.
• Consultations and Assessments [online], Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation WA (Inc.), Australia. More information here.

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