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Short-Term Memory Deficits in Reading Disabled Children, in the Absence of Opportunity for Rehearsal Strategies.
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Cohen, R. L.; Netley, C. – Intelligence, 1981
Two groups of reading-disabled (RD) children were compared with controls (age- and IQ-matched competent readers), on a serial running memory task. RD children performed reliably worse than their controls due to an inability to encode serial items in the form of serial phonological patterns. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades
Working Memory, Short-term Memory, Speech Rate, Word Recognition and Reading Comprehension in Learning Disabled Readers: Does the Executive System Have a Role?
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Swanson, H. Lee; Ashbaker, Margaret Howell – Intelligence, 2000
Explored the contribution of two working memory systems, the articulatory loop and the central executive, and short-term memory to the word recognition and comprehension deficits of children with learning disabilities. Results of 2 experiments with 150 children support the idea that poor word recognition and comprehension reflect deficits in a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Learning Disabilities