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Swanson, H. Lee – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
This article reviews the results of a meta-analysis of the experimental published literature that compares the academic, cognitive, and behavioral performance of adults with reading disabilities (RD) with average achieving adult readers. The meta-analysis shows that deficits independent of the classification measures emerged for adults with RD on…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Word Recognition, Adults, Intelligence Quotient
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Murphy, Melissa M.; Mazzocco, Michele M. M.; Hanich, Laurie B.; Early, Martha C. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
Researchers of mathematics learning disability (MLD) commonly use cutoff scores to determine which participants have MLD. Some researchers apply more restrictive cutoffs than others (e.g., performance below the 10th vs. below the 35th percentile). Different cutoffs may lead to groups of children that differ in their profile of math and related…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Memory, Mathematics Skills, Learning Disabilities
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Evans, David – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
The teaching of mathematics in Australian schools has received considerable attention over the past decade. States and territories have designed and implemented new mathematics syllabi, and education sectors have supported teachers through sustained professional learning initiatives. Whereas the major focus of these initiatives has been on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Problems, Mathematics Education, Learning Disabilities
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Howell, Richard; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
The effectiveness of software use alone or in combination with teacher intervention on the acquisition of multiplication facts was evaluated in a study of a 16-year-old male student with a specific mathematics disability. The computer assisted instruction alone produced only transitory effects, while the combined approach resulted in maintenance…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, High Schools