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Effectiveness of Picture Concept Activity on Improving the Cognitive Proficiency Skill and Reading Performance of Nigerian Pupils with Dyslexia
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Uju I. Nnubia; Franca O. Okechukwu; Philip C. Mefoh; Chidiogo L. Umennuihe; Ezinne J. Nwauzoije; Kalu T. U. Ogba; Ezeda K. Ogbonnaya; Chinenye J. Aliche; Chibundo A. Nwobi; Clara C. Onyekachi; Dorathy N. Okoli; Chioma J. Nnorodi; Esther C. Epistle; Stephen M. Abang; Chidera V. Obi – Journal of Education, 2024
This study determines the effectiveness of a non-digital picture concept programme to treat cognitive deficits in pupils with dyslexia. Using a sample of 38 primary two pupils (aged 7-9 years) in Ebonyi State, Nigeria, a Picture Concept Activity and the traditional method of repetitive passage drill were administered for eight weeks and results…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Learning Activities, Cognitive Ability, Skill Development
Young Students with Down Syndrome: Early Longitudinal Academic Achievement and Neuropsychological Predictors
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Daunhauer, Lisa A.; Will, Elizabeth; Schworer, Emily; Fidler, Deborah J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: We examined longitudinal academic achievement and neuropsychological functioning across two time points in young students with Down syndrome (DS) and a typically developing (TD) comparison group equated on nonverbal mental age (NVMA). Method: Participants engaged in assessments of academic achievement, executive function (EF), and…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Academic Achievement, Executive Function, Psychomotor Skills
Supporting Children's Second-Order Recursive Thinking and Advanced ToM Abilities: A Training Study
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Bianco, Federica; Lombardi, Elisabetta; Lecce, Serena; Marchetti, Antonella; Massaro, Davide; Valle, Annalisa; Castelli, Ilaria – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2021
The present study evaluated: (1) the effects of two training programs designed for promoting Theory of Mind (ToM) skills in children aged 7/8; and (2) the relations between second-order recursive thinking (II-order-RT), advanced-ToM (Adv_ToM) and metacognition. Ninety-one 7- to 8-year-old children were assigned to one of three training conditions:…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Theory of Mind, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods
Impact of Language Abilities on Exact and Approximate Number Skills Development: Evidence from Children with Specific Language Impairment
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Nys, Julie; Content, Alain; Leybaert, Jacqueline – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2013
Purpose: Counting and exact arithmetic rely on language-based representations, whereas number comparison and approximate arithmetic involve approximate quantity-based representations that are available early in life, before the first stages of language acquisition. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of language abilities on the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Numbers, Skill Development, Language Skills