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.