Dyslexia, Motor Control and Proprioception

Relationships Between Proprioception, Motor Control and Reading in Children With Dyslexia

The investigators hypothesize that children with dyslexia present proprioceptive disorders and the purpose of the present study is to better understand relationships between motor control, proprioception and academic learnings. The investigators compare a group of French students with and without dyslexia aged 10-12.

2 groups of children (dyslexics and control) will be evaluated on 2 tasks:

• Evaluation of the proprioception: Perception of the speed and Perception of the position
• Evaluation of the motor learning: Estimation of state in the framework of a motor perturbation

Inclusion criteria for all children

• Child with a French social security
• School child
• Native French speaker
• right-handed
• Normal or corrected vision
• Without neurological or psychiatric histories
• Agree to participate in the study in agreement with parental rights representatives

For the dyslexic group :

• pluridisciplinary diagnostic
• never consulted for proprioception before
• without any other leaning disorders like dysphasia
• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or developmental coordination disorder (DCD)

For the control group :

• regular school attendance
• never consulted for learning disabilities
• No learning disorders known for their parents or siblings.

Exclusion criteria for all children

• genetic disorder
• neurological or psychiatric history
• Delayed psychomotor development
• Reeducation or current treatment interfering with the evaluation