Microstructural properties of white matter pathways in relation to subsequent reading abilities in children: a longitudinal analysis.

ABSTRACT: Microstructural properties of white matter pathways are associated with concurrent reading abilities in children. In this longitudinal study, we asked whether properties of white matter pathways at the onset of learning to read would be associated with reading abilities at older ages. Children (N = 37) with a wide range of reading abilities completed standardized measures of language and phonological awareness and diffusion MRI at age 6 years. Mean tract-fractional anisotropy (FA) was extracted from reading-related pathways. At age 8, the same children were re-assessed using a standardized reading measure. Using linear regressions, we examined the contribution of tract-FA at age 6 to reading outcome at age 8, beyond known demographic and pre-literacy predictors of reading. Tract-FA of the

SUBMITTER: Borchers LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6420849 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature