EDUCATION - Action video games boost reading skills, study finds

Much to the chagrin of parents who think their kids should spend less time playing video games and more time studying, time spent playing action video games can actually make dyslexic children read better. In fact, 12 hours of video game play did more for reading skills than is normally achieved with a year of spontaneous reading development or demanding traditional reading treatments.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-action-video-games-boost-skills.