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Anastasiou, Dimitris; Polychronopoulou, Stavroula – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2009
The present study analyzed identification procedures and explored the possibility of dyslexia overidentification in Greece. Data from various institutional sources provided evidence that the prevalence rate of dyslexia in the school population, aged 6-18, was slightly higher than 1%. Compared to the corresponding percentages from the United States…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Disproportionate Representation, Foreign Countries
Sideridis, Georgios D.; Mouzaki, Angeliki; Simos, Panagiotis; Protopapas, Athanassios – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2006
Attempts to evaluate the cognitive-motivational profiles of students with reading comprehension difficulties have been scarce. The purpose of the present study was twofold: (a) to assess the discriminatory validity of cognitive, motivational, affective, and psychopathological variables for identification of students with reading difficulties, and…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Low Achievement, Student Motivation