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Recollection but Not Familiarity Differentiates Memory for Text in Students with and without Learning Difficulties
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Mirandola, Chiara; Del Prete, Francesco; Ghetti, Simona; Cornoldi, Cesare – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
The present research was aimed at investigating recognition memory and recollective experience for a text in adolescents with and without learning difficulties. Adolescents (age 15 to 19) with learning difficulties were selected based on their performance on a standardized test for text comprehension and on the teachers' evaluations of their…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Sentences, Learning Problems, Recognition (Psychology)
The Mathematics Skills of Children with Reading Difficulties
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Vukovic, Rose K.; Lesaux, Nonie K.; Siegel, Linda S. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
Although many children with reading difficulty (RD) are reported to struggle with mathematics, little research has empirically investigated whether this is the case for different types of RD. This study examined the mathematics skills of third graders with one of two types of RD: dyslexia (n = 18) or specific reading comprehension difficulty (n =…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Dyslexia, Mathematics Skills
Math Achievement, Numerical Processing, and Executive Functions in Girls with Turner Syndrome: Do Girls with Turner Syndrome Have Math Learning Disability?
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Mazzocco, Michele M. M.; Hanich, Laurie B. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
Turner syndrome is a common genetic disorder associated with select deficits in executive functions, working memory and mathematics. In Study 1, we examined growth trajectories of skills in these areas, from grades 1 to 6, among girls with or without Turner syndrome. Rates of growth and performance levels at 6th grade, on an untimed math…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Learning Problems, Females, Learning Disabilities