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Double-Deficit Hypothesis in a Clinical Sample: Extension beyond Reading
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Heikkilä, Riikka; Torppa, Minna; Aro, Mikko; Närhi, Vesa; Ahonen, Timo – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
This study explored the double-deficit hypothesis (DDH) in a transparent orthography (Finnish) and extended the view from reading disabilities to comorbidity of learning-related problems in math and attention. Children referred for evaluation of learning disabilities in second through sixth grade (N = 205) were divided into four groups based on…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Foreign Countries, Finno Ugric Languages, Reading Difficulties
Who Is at Risk for Persistent Mathematics Difficulties in the United States?
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Morgan, Paul L.; Farkas, George; Hillemeier, Marianne M.; Maczuga, Steve – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
We analyzed two nationally representative, longitudinal data sets of U.S. children to identify risk factors for persistent mathematics difficulties (PMD). Results indicated that children from low socioeconomic households are at elevated risk of PMD at 48 and 60 months of age, as are children with cognitive delays, identified developmental delays…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Learning Disabilities, At Risk Students, Mathematics Instruction
Errors in Multi-Digit Arithmetic and Behavioral Inattention in Children with Math Difficulties
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Raghubar, Kimberly; Cirino, Paul; Barnes, Marcia; Ewing-Cobbs, Linda; Fletcher, Jack; Fuchs, Lynn – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
Errors in written multi-digit computation were investigated in children with math difficulties. Third- and fourth-grade children (n = 291) with coexisting math and reading difficulties, math difficulties, reading difficulties, or no learning difficulties were compared. A second analysis compared those with severe math learning difficulties, low…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Reading Difficulties, Learning Problems, Learning Disabilities
Can We Assume a Pupil's On-Task Behavior Will Generalize across Subjects?
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Sharp, John S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1980
A case study of a 10-year-old boy with poor performance in language and math investigated whether increasing on task behavior in one subject area will increase on task behavior in another area. Results indicated that increasing on task behavior in one curriculum area does not necessarily generalize to another area. (PHR)
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies
Exposure to Lead and Specific Attentional Problems in Schoolchildren.
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Minder, Barbara; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
This study, with 43 boys ages 8-12, found that children with relatively high concentrations of lead in their hair reacted significantly slower in a simple reaction-time task than did children with relatively low concentrations of lead in their hair. In addition, the former were significantly less flexible in changing their focus of attention.…
Descriptors: Attention, Biochemistry, Elementary Education, Lead Poisoning
Foreign Language Learning Difficulties in Italian Children: Are They Associated with Other Learning Difficulties?
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Ferrari, Marcella; Palladino, Paola – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
A group of seventh- and eighth-grade Italian students with low achievement (LA) in learning English as a foreign language (FL) was selected and compared to a group with high achievement (HA) in FL learning. The two groups were matched for age and nonverbal intelligence. Two experiments were conducted to examine the participants' verbal and…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Low Achievement, High Achievement, Second Language Learning