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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Learning disorders"”.
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What's Relevant For Children With Language-Learning Disorders?
Children with language-learning disorders have difficulty establishing the linguistic rules that govern the use of language. Difficulty in determining what is relevant may be a contributing factor to this inability to establish those linguistic rules. Children with language-learning disorders have …
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Neuropsychological aspects of arithmetic performance in children with learning disorders
… performance in a large sample of children with learning disorders. In addition, the efficacy of a cognitive based arithmetic problem solving model (Dinnel, Glover, & Halpain, in press; Dinnel, Glover, & Ronning, 1984) in accounting for neuropsychological functioning in arithmetic performance was …
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A clinical investigation of the role of family functioning in childhood learning disorders
… both of definition and of aetiology of the Learning Disability Syndrome prompted this clinical research. The family unit served as the focal point of analysis and various aspects of family functioning were investigated in order to trace the role of the family in the manifestation of this …
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PERCEPTIONS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND LEARNING DISORDERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A REVIEW OF SERVICES, PERCEPTON, AND POPULAR CULTURE
… Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Learning Disorders have been completely removed from an education with their non-disabled peers. Popular culture has also played a role in developing these policies and stereotypes and stigmas of disabled students. This paper
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Sociodemographic risk factors for mild mental retardation, borderline intellectual functioning and specific learning disorders in a South African clinic sample
… Intellectual Functioning (BIF), or a Specific Learning Disorder (SLD), in a clinic sample of South African children
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Utilization of the Wisconsin card sorting test in the diagnostic discrimination of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and learning disorders in children
… measures recognized as sensitive to these disorders. Performance on the WCST was then examined to determine its usefulness in discriminating between the aforementioned groups.Scores for the diagnostic variables for 115 subjects (mean age = 9.8 years; males = 80; females = 35) were analyzed …
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Lived Experiences Of Primary And Secondary Teachers At One State-Approved Private Special Education School In Connecticut Regarding Disparities Among Racially And Ethnically Diverse Students In Special Education
… ethnically diverse students with emotional or learning disorders in special education (Cavendish et al., 2018; Jackson et al., 2016; Leung, 2021; Lhamon et al., 2019; Skrtic et al., 2021). The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of primary and secondary teachers at one …
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The neuropsychological endophenotype of specific language impairments and autism spectrum disorders: Category or continuum?
… language impairment (SLI) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) neuropsychological endophenotypes and to clarify the nature of overlap between SLI and ASD. Group differences in cognitive functioning, epidemiological factors including proband comorbidity and health problems, and familial data in …
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The Relation Between Auditory Selective Attention and Specific Learning Disabilities in Reading.
… and cognitive style within a sample of specific learning disability (SLD) children. The sample was selected from SLD (reading) children who have attended the Educational Clinic or the Center for Developmental Learning Disorders at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.
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An evaluation of the cerebellar deficit hypothesis of developmental dyslexia
… are just one manifestation of a more general learning disorder affecting other sensory, motor and cognitive functions. The cerebellar deficit hypothesis, proposes that, due to mild cerebellar dysfunction, dyslexic individuals demonstrate a general automatisation deficit on both motor and …
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Evaluating the Aural/Oral Skills of Children Identified by the Slingerland Pre-Reading Screening Procedures
… the concept that it is imperative to diagnose learning disorders early and start remediation immediately. Slingerland (1977) developed an assessment tool, which reportedly aids in the identification of remediational needs before a child has experienced failure. This screening device was …
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An evaluation of the Learning Support Group programme at the UCT Child Guidance Clinic
The objective of the Learning Support Group (LSO) programme at the UCT Child Guidance Clinic (COC) is to develop the academic and psychosocial functioning of children with learning difficulties. The programme operates on the rationale that remediation alone cannot address the multiple needs of the …
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The Impact of Attention Deficits on Response to Early Intervention for Language Impairment
… (ages 3-9) considered to be At Risk for Language-Learning Disorders. This study examines participants' responses over the 1st year of a 2-year explicit intervention integrating two explicit instruction methods (the Montessori Method and the Association Method). Response on all measures utilized …
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An investigation of relationships between two tests of cognitive processes and two tests of expressive language skills.
… if there is any correlation between language disorders and learning disorders. To do this, data were gathered on both topics and comparisons were made. In order to establish correlations between the two disorders, a statistical comparison was made between the results of Meeting Street School …
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Effects of a Specialized Early Intervention for Children with Severe Language Impairment
… skills, and they are susceptible to developing learning disorders without intervention (Scarborough, 1990; Tallal, Ross,&Curtiss, 1989; Van der Lely&Stollwerk, 1996). Intervention is imperative to prevent further delays in language and potential emotional and social problems stemming from poor …
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Cognitive and Language Development in Young Children with Plagiocephaly
… discrepancies have been associated with academic learning disabilities as well as nonverbal learning disorders in other populations. This suggests that additional research, examining their academic and neuropsychological functioning, is necessary. </p>
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Typical and Atypical Acquisition of Mathematics, Reading, and Writing: Cognitive Profiles in Early Development
… (mathematics, reading, and writing) and Specific Learning Disorders (SLDs) (dyscalculia, dyslexia, and dysgraphia) are widely reported across the globe. Research on the cognitive abilities that associate with the acquisition of these academic domains has primarily concentrated on school-age …
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College Students with Learning Disabilities in Mathematics : Are They Struggling to Achieve in the Postsecondary Education Setting
… deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and 5.0% have a learning disabilities. While there are approximately 75,000 with learning disabilities or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, current research has focused on students with learning disabilities as a homogenous group. There is limited research …
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Use of the Intermediate Category Test in Arithmetic Disability Subtypes
… archival data from 81 children with arithmetic learning disabilities. Children were divided into groups based on the presence (n=55) or absence (n=26) of a comorbid verbal learning disability. All children were given the ICT, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised, Wide Range …
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Individual Differences and Group Effects for Keyboard and Stylus in Autobiographical Compositions and Summaries of Read Source Material for Students in Grades 4 to 9
… 9 and fulfilled diagnostic criteria for specific learning disabilities affecting letter, word, and sentence production. Students produced compositions alternating their use of either the stylus or the keyboard in a within-subjects design using two modes, each of which was repeated for three …
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