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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"Reading disability"”.
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Inference Generation and Reading Disability
… 10-year-old children. Using the Simple View of Reading (Gough & Tunmer, 1986) as a framework to classify reading disability, poor comprehenders and poor decoders were compared with chronological age-matched typical readers. In Experiments 1, 2, 3 and 4 a self-paced reading paradigm was employed …
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Some Psychological Correlates of Severe Reading Disability (Dyslexia)
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Memory Performance of Children with ADHD and Reading Disability
… Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Reading Disability (RD), and both ADHD and RD. Participants comprised 88 children (54 ADHD only, 17 RD only, and 17 ADHD/RD). Using a mixed model procedure, performance was compared on two measures of the Selective Reminding Test; Long Term Storage …
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The Case Study a Technique for the Diagnosis of Reading Disability
… to present the case study method in diagnosing reading disability and on the basis of this diagnosis to prescribe and implement a corrective program. The program and results were then reported to show the functioning of this technique.
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The Effectiveness of Perceptual Training as a Corrective Measure for Reading Disability
This study compared the differences in perceptual development found between (1) normal readers and disabled readers, and (2) Indian children of a reservation cultural background and non-Indian children. Subjects were fifty-three children of both Indian and non-Indian backgrounds ranging from the …
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Does Teacher Bias Increase Referral of Blacks to Special Education for a Reading Disability?
… are over-represented in special education for a reading disability based on the inaccuracy of teacher referrals. Teachers' accuracy in referring Black students to special education for a reading disability is not an extensively researched area. This study aims to determine if teachers' biases and …
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Evidence Of Distinctive Structural Alterations That Differentiate Adhd Boys With And Without A Comorbid Reading Disability
… deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and reading disability (RD) are neurodevelopmental disorders that often co-occur. Children with ADHD and co-occurring RD (ADHD/+RD) tend to show greater cognitive deficits than children with ADHD alone (ADHD/-RD). However, the extents to which comorbid …
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Molecular Genetic Basis of Opposite Gene by Environment Interactions in Reading Disability and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
… is to better understand the genetic basis of Reading Disability (RD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by examining molecular G x E interactions with parental education for each disorder. Research indicates that despite sharing genetic risk factors, RD and ADHD are influenced …
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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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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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An Examination Of Executive Function And Reading Ability In Children With A Reading Disability And Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
… (ADHD), children with a diagnosis of ADHD and a reading disability (ADHD/RD), children with only a reading disability (RD), and a control group on measures of cognition, reading, executive function, and memory tasks. Specifically, the study was looking to examine the impact of comorbid disorders …
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Reading disability in the law and in Presidential rhetoric : the cases of Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and George H.W. Bush.
… focuses on the rhetorical construction of disability in three historical moments: the Gilded Age, leading to the Progressive Era; the Reform Era of the 1950s through the 1970s; and the Bush Era of the late 1980s to the 1990s. First, the legal status of people with disabilities in each era …
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Reliability and Validity of Arm Extension Testing in Diagnosing Reading Disorders
… elevation technique employed in the diagnosis of reading disability.
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A comparison of learning disability subtypes in middle school: self-concept, perceived social support, and emotional functioning
… disabilities and a group with no learning disability and examine their self-perceptions of worth, perceived social and emotional functioning. It was hypothesized that students with a reading and math disability (LD) would report significantly lower levels of self-concept, perceived social …
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Identification of specific learning disability in New Jersey: an illuminative evaluation
… regard to identification of specific learning disability (SLD). However, it is difficult to find research examining the diagnostic practices for SLD within various states. Investigators in the present study aim to isolate the significant features of practices used to identify SLD in New Jersey, …
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Inhibitory Control of Saccadic Eye Movements in Reading: A Neurophysiologically Based Interaction -Competition Theory of Saccade Programming
… nature of inhibitory control of eye movement in reading. Further directions for exploring the underlying process of eye movement control in reading are also discussed, including the parametric adjustment of saccade programming in different types of reading tasks, the process of developing reading …
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The Relationship of the Institutionalized Juvenile Delinquent’s Self-Concept to reading Achievement and IQ
… that delinquents are characterized by a reading disability and a negative self-concept. The problem was to determine if there was a significant correlation between the measured self- concept and reading achievement, self-concept and IQ, and reading achievement and IQ of Institutionalized …
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