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Background Children with dyslexia often show second‐language reading and writing difficulties, but the cognitive mechanisms connected to this impairment need to be clarified. Aims The present study examined the neuropsychological mechanisms underlying learning English as a foreign language in 4th‐ to the 8th‐grade Italian students showing reading difficulties (RD) or typical development (TD). For this purpose, screening involving 901 students was carried out to select children with RD. Sample...

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