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The Relationship between Brainstem Temporal Processing and Performance on Tests of Central Auditory Function in Children with Reading Disorders
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Billiet, Cassandra R.; Bellis, Teri James – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2011
Purpose: Studies using speech stimuli to elicit electrophysiologic responses have found approximately 30% of children with language-based learning problems demonstrate abnormal brainstem timing. Research is needed regarding how these responses relate to performance on behavioral tests of central auditory function. The purpose of the study was to…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Dyslexia, Criteria, Auditory Tests
Identifying Students Feigning Dyslexia: Preliminary Findings and Strategies for Detection
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Harrison, Allyson G.; Edwards, Melanie J.; Parker, Kevin C. H. – Dyslexia, 2008
When conducting psychological evaluations, clinicians typically assume that individuals being evaluated are putting forth maximal effort and are not exaggerating or magnifying symptom complaints. Recent research, however, suggests that students undergoing post-secondary-level assessments to document learning difficulties may not always put forth…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Dyslexia, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Deception
Profiles of Strengths and Weaknesses in Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties
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Everatt, John; Weeks, Sally; Brooks, Peter – Dyslexia, 2008
A total of 83 children with different special educational needs (SEN) assessments were contrasted with a control group (N = 40) without special needs on measures that aimed to identify potential areas of strengths as well as weaknesses in these SEN groups. Carefully selected groups of dyslexics, dyspraxics, children with specific language…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Learning Problems, Educational Needs, Learning Disabilities
Investigating Learning Deficits Associated with Dyslexia
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Pothos, Emmanuel M.; Kirk, Jane – Dyslexia, 2004
An artificial grammar learning task was used to define two learning tasks of identical complexity at the symbolic level, but which differed in terms of stimulus format. The stimuli in one learning task were created so as to encourage participants to perceive each stimulus as a whole, with less emphasis on the stimulus constituent elements (the…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Grammar, Dyslexia, Learning Problems
An Interpretation of Dyslexia--An Educator's Viewpoint
Howards, Melvin – Int Reading Assn Conf Proc Pt 3, 1968
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Diagnostic Teaching, Dyslexia, Educational Theories
Treatment Approaches to Dyslexia
Johnson, Doris J. – Int Reading Assn Conf Proc Pt 3, 1968
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Dyslexia
Teaching Writing to Students with Learning Disabilities: The Landmark Method.
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Gaskins, Jacob C. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1995
Describes a writing instruction project called the "landmark method" that fosters writing skills in students with learning disabilities. Outlines specific strategies that have proven effective in teaching writing to students with dyslexia or other learning disabilities. (HB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Dyslexia, English Instruction, Higher Education
Adult Learning Disorders: Contemporary Issues
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Wolf, Lorraine E., Ed.; Schreiber, Hope E., Ed.; Wasserstein, Jeanette, Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008
Recent advances in neuroimaging and genetics technologies have enhanced our understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders in adults. The authors in this volume not only discuss such advances as they apply to adults with learning disorders, but also address their translation into clinical practice. One cluster of chapters addresses developmental…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Nonverbal Learning
Working Memory: Its Role in Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties
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Jeffries, Sharman; Everatt, John – Dyslexia, 2004
This paper reports a study contrasting dyslexic children against a control group of children without special educational needs (SEN) and a group with varied SENs. Children's abilities were compared on tasks assessing phonological processing, visuo-spatial/motor coordination and executive/inhibitory functioning; being targeted for assessment based…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Reading Difficulties, Learning Problems, Educational Needs