Achieving meaningful mathematics literacy for students with learning disabilities. Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt.

abstract：:Forty children (7 to 11 years old) referred for evaluation of learning problems, who had scores within the normal range on standardized measures of academic achievement, were compared to 81 similarly referred children who had scored low (< 90) on at least one measure of academic achievement. We tested the hypothesis t...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Morgan AE,Singer-Harris N,Bernstein JH,Waber DP

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the creative abilities of children with learning disabilities by employing a new measure designed to assess creativity without the use of verbal or analytic skills. Sixteen normally performing and 16 children with learning disabilities were administered this task and a control task of verbal fl...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Eisen ML

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transition of adults with learning disabilities to successful employment is contingent upon numerous factors. Eighty-six adults (55 males and 31 females), 18 to 59 years old (mean age 26.7 years), with learning disabilities were evaluated clinically using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) (Wec...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Faas LA,D'Alonzo BJ

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experience of school-related stress during the transition to junior high school is compared in a sample of 59 students with learning disabilities (27 females, 32 males) and 402 students without learning disabilities (241 females, 161 males). Using a checklist of 11 stressful school events, the authors found that a...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Geisthardt C,Munsch J

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents an international perspective of the proposed changes to the DSM-5 for learning disabilities (LD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) across ten countries: Australia, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Spain, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We provide perspe...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Al-Yagon M,Cavendish W,Cornoldi C,Fawcett AJ,Grünke M,Hung LY,Jiménez JE,Karande S,van Kraayenoord CE,Lucangeli D,Margalit M,Montague M,Sholapurwala R,Sideridis G,Tressoldi PE,Vio C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five hundred graduates with learning disabilities (LD) from three universities in the United States completed a survey related to their postschool employment outcomes and experiences. The present study presents data related to their decisions regarding LD disclosure in employment settings. Although 73% of the responde...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Madaus JW

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research has suggested that different strategies used when solving fraction problems are highly correlated with students' problem-solving accuracy. This study (a) utilized latent profile modeling to classify students into three different strategic developmental levels in solving fraction comparison problems and (b) ac...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Zhang D,Stecker P,Huckabee S,Miller R

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tests of a model of the expected relationships between language abilities and reading achievement measures from the beginning of kindergarten through third grade are discussed. At kindergarten, more global language abilities influenced early, wholistic measures of reading achievement, including letter and number namin...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Sawyer DJ

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of mainstreamed students with learning disabilities (LD) regarding adaptations (e.g., altering tests, homework, assignments, instruction) made by general education teachers. Furthermore, their responses were compared with those of low achieving (LA) and aver...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Vaughn S,Schumm JS,Kouzekanani K

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explores the genesis and development of the Guckenberger v. Boston University case, detailing the pertinent facts and issues of the case and analyzing the court's decision. The overall question posed by the case (as considered from the perspective of the plaintiffs' attorneys) was whether Boston Universit...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Wolinsky S,Whelan A

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the development of oral reading fluency in a sample of first-grade children. Using growth curve analysis, models of growth were identified for a combined sample of at-risk (AR) and not-at-risk (NAR) children, and predictors of growth were identified for the longitudinal AR samp...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Speece DL,Ritchey KD

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven fables were read to 14 average learners and 14 children with learning disabilities, all of whom ranged in age from 10 to 13 years. They were presented with four possible moral choices: one correct, one related, and two incorrect. They were instructed to select the correct moral choice and were asked to explain t...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Abrahamsen EP,Sprouse PT

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive remediation of decoding deficit was attempted by following a theoretically based program. The theory identifies four major cognitive processes: Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, and Successive (PASS) processing. The PASS Remedial Program (PREP) provides 10 structured tasks that are aimed at developing inter...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Das JP,Mishra RK,Pool JE

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated a teaching strategy designed to improve spelling accuracy in children with learning disabilities. The write-say method provides immediate feedback to dual sensory modalities (i.e., visual and auditory) following the administration of a daily spelling test. Four males and three females (mean age = 11.61 ye...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Kearney CA,Drabman RS

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on the implementation of comprehension-strategies instruction is discussed briefly. The particular focus is on the challenges educators have encountered in translating research-based strategies instruction into workable, school-based interventions and, ultimately, into classroom practice. The research outcome...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Pressley M,el-Dinary PB

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the executive functioning of 55 elementary school children with and without problems in written expression. Two groups reflecting children with and without significant writing problems were defined by an average primary trait rating across two separate narratives. The groups did not differ in terms...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Hooper SR,Swartz CW,Wakely MB,de Kruif RE,Montgomery JW

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This exploratory study identified underlying skill and ability differences among subgroups of adolescent and young adult struggling readers (N = 290) overall and in relation to a fluency-based instructional grouping method. We used principal axis factoring of participants' scores on 18 measures of reading-related skil...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Mellard DF,Woods KL,Md Desa ZD,Vuyk MA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The British Psychological Society is the only national organization of psychologists within the United Kingdom representing all aspects of psychology and all subspecialisms within psychology. It is both a learned scientific society and a professional association. To address the concept of attention-deficit/hyperactivi...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Reason R,Working Party of the British Psychological Society.

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sustained and selective attention of 30 fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students with learning disabilities (LD) and 20 controls were compared. A continuous performance test (CPT) yielded no differences for students with LD and controls, suggesting similar ability for both groups in sustaining attention and inhibitin...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Richards GP,Samuels SJ,Turnure JE,Ysseldyke JE

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transition services for students with learning disabilities have not always been a priority in public schools. Although school personnel have long acknowledged the transition needs of students considered to have more severe disabilities, such as mental retardation, physical problems, and emotional disturbance, they do...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Bassett DS,Smith TE

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines selected variables related to the type of postsecondary education experience chosen by young adults with learning disabilities (N = 225). A one-way analysis of variance was utilized to identify significant differences between groups participating in alternative postsecondary education experiences...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Miller RJ,Rzonca C,Snider B

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adaptive use of approximate calculation was examined using a verification task with 18 third graders with mathematics learning disabilities, 22 typically achieving third graders, and 21 typically achieving second graders. Participants were asked to make true-false decisions on simple and complex addition problems ...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Rousselle L,Noël MP

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Text-to-speech and related read-aloud tools are being widely implemented in an attempt to assist students' reading comprehension skills. Read-aloud software, including text-to-speech, is used to translate written text into spoken text, enabling one to listen to written text while reading along. It is not clear how eff...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Wood SG,Moxley JH,Tighe EL,Wagner RK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most research on early identification of reading disabilities has focused on word reading problems and little attention has been given to reading comprehension difficulties. In this study, we investigated whether measures of language ability and/or response to language intervention in kindergarten uniquely predicted r...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Catts HW,Nielsen DC,Bridges MS,Liu YS

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of children with dyslexia (mean ages 9 and 14 years) was studied, together with group of children without dyslexia matched for age. Participants were monolingual native speakers of the Bosnian language with transparent orthography. In total, the diagnostic tests were performed with 41 children with dyslexia an...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Duranovic M,Sehic S

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explains how key principles of holistic constructivism were used to revise a graduate teacher education program and develop a portfolio model of evaluation. The program is built around individualized portfolios, applied projects, collaborative work, student evaluation, and professional presentation of stu...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Bacon EH,Bloom LA

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined temporal resolution of auditory perception (TRAP) in relation to speech perception and phonological working memory in one experiment and in relation to measures of rapid naming, understanding of grammatical contrasts, and phonological awareness in a second experiment. In the TRAP test, 6- to 9-year...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Norrelgen F,Lacerda F,Forssberg H

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of poor readers classified as dyslexic by age/IQ discrepancy criteria (n = 42) were contrasted with two clinic control groups: 56 adequate-for-age readers with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and 21 poor-for-age readers not meeting the IQ discrepancy criterion (slow/borderline group). The children (33 girls, ...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Ackerman PT,Dykman RA

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates two group-administered tests of phoneme awareness, a phoneme segmentation test and an invented spelling test. Each was given to 100 kindergarten children (48 female, 52 male), along with two tests of visual-motor ability. One year later the same children received standardized reading tests and ...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Mann VA

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some previous research has shown strong associations between spelling ability and rapid automatic naming (RAN) after controls for phonological processing and nonsense-word reading ability, consistent with the double-deficit hypothesis in reading and spelling. Previous studies did not, however, control for nonsense-wor...

journal_title：Journal of learning disabilities

authors： Savage R,Pillay V,Melidona S

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00