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Peer reviewedHolborow, P. L.; Berry, P. S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
Evaluation of the relationship between hyperactivity and learning difficulties in 1,593 Australian elementary students indicated twice as many males as females with learning difficulties; 11% of the sample were hyperactive; 41% of the subjects with learning difficulties were also hyperactive; and 3.2% of all subjects had both hyperactivity and…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedShare, David L.; Silva, Phil A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
A study investigated whether higher prevalence of reading disabilities among boys is related to gender bias in the prediction of reading from IQ. Data from 1,139 New Zealand children (collected during ages 5-13) indicate a significant intercept bias. Boys' predicted reading scores were systematically overestimated, thereby inflating IQ-reading…
Descriptors: Classification, Disability Identification, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAl-Yagon, Michal – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
A study involving 145 Israeli mother-child dyads examined the contribution of a multidimensional model of risk factors in explaining adaptive functioning among kindergartners with mild developmental delays considered at risk for developing learning disorders. Results indicated a high fit between the theoretical model and empirical findings.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Attachment Behavior, Developmental Delays, Disability Identification
