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Research in dyslexia is focused not only on experimentation with new
types of educational techniques but also on research into the genetic factors
involved in dyslexia. In addition, ongoing work with such tools as
magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography (PET)
may yield new insights into the structural differences between the brains
of children with dyslexia and the brains of children with normal language
skills.
Still another area of research is the relationship between specific languages
and children’s difficulty in learning to read or speak. Some scientists
have suggested, for example, that English-speaking children have a
harder time learning to read than Italian-speaking children because English
has many more irregular spellings and pronunciations than Italian.