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Li-Chih Wang; Kevin Kien-Hoa Chung; Rong-An Jhuo – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2025
Processing efficiency theory can explain the relationship between anxiety and academic success; however, its application to adults with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) remains unclear, especially in a nonalphabetic language, such as Chinese. This study investigated the effects of working memory and processing speed on the relationships…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Short Term Memory
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Li, Danfeng; Zhang, Xuejing; Zhang, Li – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Developmental dyscalculia (DD) is a mathematics learning disorder that affects approximately 5% to 7% of the population. This study aimed to detect the underlying domain-specific and domain-general differences between DD and typically developing (TD) children. We recruited 9-year-old primary school children to form the DD group via a 2-year…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Skills, Elementary School Students, Developmental Delays
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Fatma Alkaf; Mahmoud Mohamed Emam; Rashid Almehrizi; Ali-Mahdi Kazem; Gary A. Troia; Muna Al-Bulushi – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2024
This study investigated whether teachers' observations of pragmatic language competence predict literacy skills (and the reverse) in students referred for reading disabilities in Oman. A sample of 574 at-risk children between 7 and 12 years old participated. Teachers rated students' pragmatic language, reading, and written expression. Results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Written Language, Language Skills, Pragmatics
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Liu, Saifang; Cheng, Chen; Wu, Peiqian; Zhang, Liming; Wang, Zhengjun; Wei, Wenjun; Chen, Yuan; Zhao, Jingjing – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
A number of previous studies have identified cognitive deficits in developmental dyscalculia (DD). Yet, most of these studies were in alphabetic languages, whereas few of them examined Chinese DD. Here, we conducted a study aiming to determine the cognitive factors associated with DD in Chinese children. Five candidate cognitive factors of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Phonological Awareness, Spatial Ability
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Luoni, Chiara; Scorza, Maristella; Stefanelli, Silvia; Fagiolini, Barbara; Termine, Cristiano – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
Developmental dyscalculia (DD) has long been thought to be determined by multiple components. Dyscalculia has high comorbidity with other learning and developmental disabilities, including reading and writing disorders, attention deficits, and problems in visual/spatial skills, short memory, and working memory. This study aims to assess prevalence…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Skills, Comorbidity
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Zhao, Zigang – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2023
This study aims to investigate the connection between the degree of visual impairment and educational task performance and management in the e-learning environment with an emphasis on writing and visual recognition disorders. The study was conducted in 2019 in Beijing city, Anhui province, Jiangsu province, Guizhou province, Zhejiang province…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Sensory Integration, Grade 6, Foreign Countries
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Rajabpour Azizi, Maryam; Rajabpour Azizi, Zahra; Akhavan Tafti, Mahnaz; Mohamadzadeh, Shirin – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2022
This study compared students with specific learning disorders (SLDs) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) based on the Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale (FEATS). Thirty students with SLDs, 30 students with ADHD, and 30 students without SLDs/ADHD in Babol (Iran) completed the Person Picking an Apple from a Tree (PPAT) assessment.…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Foreign Countries
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Swanson, H. Lee; Kong, Jennifer; Petcu, Stefania D. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
This study investigated the stability of latent classes of students with learning disabilities among a heterogeneous sample of elementary-aged children whose first language is Spanish. To this end, children (N = 284) in Grades 1, 2, and 3 at Wave 1 (Year 1) were administered a battery of vocabulary, reading, math, and cognitive measures…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, English (Second Language), Spanish Speaking
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Fragkouli, Konstantina; Antoniou, Faye; Mouzaki, Angeliki; Ralli, Asimina M.; Kokkali, Vasiliki; Alexoudi, Kariofyllia – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2022
The development of spelling skill is an intricate process for children with or at risk of Specific Learning Disabilities and requires targeted interventions. This problem exacerbates in the Greek orthographic system owning to its high complexity. The current study presents a novel spelling intervention program for Greek 3rd graders at risk of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Spelling, At Risk Students, Reading Fluency