Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To review the major achievements in dyslexia in Chinese characters, hoping to give some clues for future studies.

DATA SOURCES:

Both Chinese and English language literature search using PUBMED, and original articles published in main Chinese and international journals.

STUDY SELECTION:

After reviewing the literature, 54 articles were selected that specifically addressed the stated purpose.

RESULTS:

The results of studies about the subtypes, cerebral basis, reading processing model, event-related potential (ERP) and saccadic features between English and Chinese dyslexia are different.

CONCLUSIONS:

In the last ten years, great progress has been made in the study of dyslexia in Chinese characters. However, there are still many problems and shortcomings which need to be investigated.