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The article focuses on reading comprehension of children with dyslexia. It summarizes current state of art and a development of the concept of this topic in the Czech Republic. It also presents foreign approaches and concepts based on data derived from research in last four decades. Reading skills of children with dyslexia are described in comparison to reading skills of age control children, younger children at the same level of decoding skills, garden variety poor readers and other clinical groups. Given the focus of the study, attention is paid especially to the question of the level of reading comprehension. The aim of the study is not only to capture the most important findings on dyslexic reading difficulties, but also to emphasize the existence of other specific reading disorders. Finally, the author of the study opens a discussion on a need to update current terminology. Regarding today's knowledge, the author also suggests recommendations for practice and future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper surveys a number of prison inmates with dyslexia. Various foreign studies have proven a link between dyslexia and criminality. They show a higher incidence of dyslexia among prisoners. A similar research was conducted between 2012 and 2013 in Horní Slavkov prison. A sample involved 113 respondents aged 22-65. Data were collected via Raven Standard Progressive Matrices, personal history questionnaires, interviews, and a complex assessment battery on specific learning difficulties. The results in the Czech prison also demonstrated a significantly higher rate of individuals with dyslexia among the imprisoned than in standard population. The sample included 34% of individuals with dyslexia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The text describes the specific procedural learning difficulties hypothesis (SPLD hypothesis) which was recently introduced by R. Nicolson and A. Fawcett as a new explanation of dyslexia etiology. A quaziexperimental research study which aims at verification of the SPLD hypothesis is nowadays conducted in the Czech Republic. For this purpose two new research methods were created which are both sensitive to language skills and they both require a shift from declarative to procedural learning system. Current results which compare achievements of individuals with dyslexia (N = 25) with intact population (N = 50) partially suggest a significantly more complicated proceduralization in the observed target group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The text provides information on students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities at universities. It maps the situation in the field of assessment and support of university students in the course of their studies. The paper summarizes findings from the Center for students with special educational needs at Faculty of Hussite Theology (Charles University) in Prague and also experiences from abroad. Finally it presents results of a survey on adult dyslexia carried out among employers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]