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Showing 1 to 20 of 79 for “"Reading difficulties"”.
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Addressing the Summer Learning Gap Among Children with Reading Difficulties
… literacy change and development in children with reading difficulties over the summer months. More specifically, a summer literacy program called S.L.A.M., offered by the Learning Disabilities Association of the Niagara Region, was examined. A multi-lens approach was used to examine the efficacy …
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Postsecondary students with reading difficulties/disabilities: exploring coping strategies and learning techniques
… strategies and learning techniques students with reading difficulties/disabilities (e.g., dyslexia) view as effective and commonly use to cope with the demands of postsecondary education. The present study employed a basic qualitative interpretive research design to discover and understand the …
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The impact of a reading intervention program on students with reading difficulties
… of this study was to compare the impact of a reading intervention program, Read 180/System 44, on students in a Behavior Disabilities class, with students in a Learning and/or Language disabilities class and an "at risk" group of students from the general education population. The researcher …
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App-based intervention for children with reading difficulties : a description of five cases
… (app)-based intervention for five children with reading difficulties. All participants were required to have a grade one reading level. Each participant’s language and literacy profiles are detailed in accordance with developmental and information processing models, and intervention was designed …
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Reading difficulties and cognitive-neurophysiological impairments in ADHD: a focus on development and aetiology
… focuses on the co-‐occurrence between ADHD and reading difficulties, investigating underlying cognitive impairments and their possible shared aetiology. We show, in a clinically ascertained sample, that the shared familial influences on ADHD and reading difficulties are largely independent of …
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Towards an integrated approach to the assessment and management of children with reading difficulties
… of learning within the school environment. Reading requires the integration of many different processes, it is possible that difficulties with one or more of these processes has the possibility to interfere with reading ability. The research aimed to investigate the presence and …
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Exploring the prevalence of developmental reading difficulties in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
… this study investigated whether developmental reading difficulties are present in school-going children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Whereas the diagnostic facial anomalies associated with FASD are well documented, cognitive deficits remain largely unexplored. Some …
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Nature and prevalence of reading difficulties in the third grade : Lusaka rural and urban schools
… at investigating the nature and prevalence of reading difficulties in the third grade of Lusaka rural and urban schools. A sample comprising 106 pupils selected from Chongwe, Lusaka Boys, Lusaka Girls and Northmead Basic schools participated in this study. A number of instruments were used to …
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A Study of Special Education Teachers' Knowledge of Assistive Technology for Children with Reading Difficulties
… of assistive technology (AT) for students with reading difficulties in Southwestern Pennsylvania. A survey was disseminated via e-mail using the SurveyMonkey online survey tool to 201 special education teachers. The survey asked questions pertaining to the respondents' demographics, knowledge of …
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Teachers' homework practices towards learners with reading difficulties in Sefula Zone ordinary Primary Schools, Mongu District
… homework practices towards learners with reading difficulties in six ordinary primary schools of Sefula Zone, Mongu District. The research design was a descriptive survey using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The study consisted of a total sample size consisted of 120 …
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Using the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills to Identify Students At-Risk for Reading Difficulties
Reading is an essential skill that facilitates the development of later academic skills. Research has shown that phonological awareness at a young age is a strong predictor of later reading skills. As such, it is important to identify students who struggle with reading and phonological awareness at …
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Characterization of Proficiency Levels and Balance among Middle School English Learners with Reading Difficulties: Relations to Reading Outcomes
… Although executive function is commonly studied, reading is also a promising and perhaps more important outcome to study because it is heavily rooted in language and is amenable to intervention. However, evaluating the ways in which individual variability in language proficiency and balance …
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The effectiveness of the virtual reading gym online intervention for grade three to six learners with reading difficulties
… and communication technology (ICT)-based reading intervention, which may have potential for population-based service delivery. Aims and Objectives The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the Virtual Reading Gym (VRG) online intervention for grade 3 to 6 learners with …
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Implications of instructional methods on reading skills to learners with reading difficulties in selected schools in Kabwe district, Zambia
… the implications of instructional methods on reading skills to learners with reading difficulties in selected schools in Kabwe District, Zambia. The objectives of the study were to: establish types of instructional methods used to teach reading skills to learners with reading difficulties; …
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Implications of instructional methods on reading skills to learners with reading difficulties in selected schools in Kabwe district, Zambia
… the implications of instructional methods on reading skills to learners with reading difficulties in selected schools in Kabwe District, Zambia. The objectives of the study were to: establish types of instructional methods used to teach reading skills to learners with reading difficulties; …
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Dyslexia, problem solving and text processing : a conceptual framework describing reading difficulties in dyslexia as an information-processing problem
Une définition opérationnelle de la dyslexie qui est adéquate et pertinente à l'éducation n'a pu être identifiée suite à une recension des écrits. Les études sur la dyslexie se retrouvent principalement dans trois champs: la neurologie, la neurolinguistique et la génétique. Les résultats de ces …
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Using interactive multimedia (IMM) to help year four and five students identified as experiencing reading difficulties: A formative approach
… could be used to help children who experienced reading difficulties. In each of the four contexts, classroom teachers identified a number of students with reading difficulties, selected pedagogical goals for them and worked with the researcher to plan IMM-based activities that targeted the …
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Types and causes of reading difficulties affecting the reading of English language: A case of grade 4 learners in selected schools in Ogong circuit of Namibia
This study sought to identify the causes of reading difficulties affecting reading English among Grade four (4) learners in the Ogongo circuit in Namibia. It followed a mixed research design approach. To obtain a representative sample of the population of primary schools, purposeful sampling was …
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