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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Reading Disabilities"”.
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The Paradox of Reading Disabilities: Assessing Creative Potential in Children at-risk for Reading Disabilities
… the profiles of children who are at-risk for reading disabilities on both traditional reading-based tasks and measures of creativity. Twenty-six (26) children referred to the Learning Disabilities Association of Niagara Region were administered a series of reading-based measures, as well as …
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Speech perception in children with reading disabilities
Reading disability (RD) is typically viewed as a major obstacle in the development of literacy. This thesis proposes that the source of RDs is related to inadequate phonetic non-categorical processing skills rooted in early development. This view is supported by two experiments on children with …
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Assessment of Phonological and Orthographic Differences in Adults With Reading Disabilities
… how to effectively identify and distinguish reading disabilities from other deficits in college populations. Although several theories have proposed a positive relationship between nonword decoding weaknesses and higher intelligence levels, currently there is no conclusive evidence supporting …
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Critical Literacy: An Innovative Approach To Learning Among Students With Reading Disabilities
… APPROACH TO LEARNING AMONG STUDENTS WITH READING DISABILITIES </p> <p>by</p> <p>KARYN M. CHIAPELLA</p> <p>DECEMBER 2015</p> <p>Co-Advisors: Dr. Marshall Zumberg; Dr. Gerald Oglan</p> <p>Major: Special Education</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>Many students, particularly those …
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A Case Study of Remediation for a Fifth Grade Boy with Reading Disabilities
… the hypothesis that improvement of the subject's reading ability would result in an enhancement of his self-image. A second hypothesis was to determine if the regular classroom work would profit by this improved self-image.
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Examining the Effectiveness of an Orthographic-Based Intervention for Children with Reading Disabilities
… provide the most effective way of strengthening reading ability in children with Reading Disabilities (RDs). With that said, these findings are based on the assumption that all children with RDs represent a homogenous population and react similarly to specific intervention approaches. Recognizing …
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Portraitures of field dependent children with reading disabilities: Colored overlays as an instructional intervention
… I program, unsuccessfully discontinued from the Reading Recovery program, and were tested as field dependent, a cognitive characteristic, using the Children's Embedded Figures Test created by Witkin, et al (1971). These participants were observed within a classroom setting, a small group setting, …
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The impact of reading disabilities (dyslexia) on the academic achievement of the primary school learner
… was to pursue an investigation into the impact reading disabilities have on the academic achievement of a primary school learner. From the literature study it became evident that learners with reading problems are faced with a lot of problems in primary schools. These problems are manifest in …
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Effective Reading Interventions for Spanish-Speaking English Learners with Reading Disabilities, English Learners Who Struggle with Reading, or Both: A Meta-Analysis of Second through Fifth Grades
… Spanish-speaking English Learners (ELs) who have reading disabilities and English Learners who struggle with reading. The central research problem is the dearth of research addressing literacy instruction for ELs with reading disabilities, making identification of effective reading interventions …
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Phone Confusion Analysis and Its Applications
… for hearing impaired listeners, children with reading disabilities, and automatic speech recognizers were successfully explored in this research.
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The Case Study Approach in Remedial Reading
… case study of one student who failed to pass the reading portion of the teacher education test at Central Washington State College was the investigation of this paper. The purpose of this study was to present the case study as a technique in diagnosing the reading disabilities of the individual …
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DALYKŲ MOKYTOJŲ PASIRENGIMAS UGDYTI MOKINIUS, TURINČIUS SKAITYMO SUTRIKIMŲ /
A theoretical analysis of the process of reading and the concept of reading disabilities and teacher competencies necessary for pupils with special educational needs was performed in this study. Hypothesis, which stated that subject teachers lack the competencies to fulfill the special needs of …
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An Investigation of Literature Concerning Identification Procedures and Methods of Teaching the Specific Reading Disability of Dyslexia
… understanding of the nature of the specific reading disability of dyslexia and to find out how a classroom teacher could best meet the needs of the dyslexic child. After reviewing and analyzing the literature dealing with this problem of reading disabilities, the writer attempted to present …
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The Location and Effects of Visual Hemisphere-specific Stimulation on Fluency in Children with the Characteristics of Dyslexia
Fluency is often used as an indicator of reading proficiency, but many students with reading disabilities are unable to benefit from typical classroom interventions. Lorusso, et al. (2006) used a modified FlashWord computer program that tachistoscopically presents words in the right or left visual …
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Effectiveness of a Partial Read-Aloud Test Accommodation to Assess Reading Comprehension in Students with a Reading Disability
… of a partial read-aloud accommodation on the reading comprehension scores of third grade students classified as poor decoders. Past research has explored the use of an accommodation in which the test items are read aloud to students. These studies have demonstrated that reading an entire test …
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The effects of Wilson Reading System and Guided Reading on the reading achievement of students with learning disabilities
… evaluated the results of the use of the Wilson Reading System compared to a Guided Reading program on the reading achievement of students with learning and reading disabilities using the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) first grade assessment data. DIBELS was used to …
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Using self-monitoring strategy instruction to improve reading comprehension in high school students with learning disabilities
… for high school students with specific learning disabilities in order to improve comprehension within a variety of texts. The study was a group design consisting of two groups of high school students with five students in each group. The students ranged in ages from 17.4-19.1 years of age. All …
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Intervention strategies used in reading to disabled learners in public mainstream secondary schools
Learning disabilities seem to be a roadblock to learning and motivation. The purpose of this study was to investigate current intervention strategies that disabled learners in public mainstream secondary schools use in reading. The study focused on the importance of teaching learners with learning …
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Identification of specific learning disability in New Jersey: an illuminative evaluation
… conflict with research-based understandings of reading disability. An analysis of the data reveals that there is a strong reliance on severe discrepancy (SD) methods in the identification of SLD within NJ, a finding that conflicts with current research about the diagnosis of reading disability. …
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Poor Reading Ability as a Risk Factor for Alcohol Use in College Students
… alcohol use in college students with learning disabilities (LD), particularly those with reading disabilities (RD). In youth populations there is mixed support indicating that students with LD are at an increased risk for alcohol use compared to students without LD. One theory suggests that LD …
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