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Peer reviewedEnglert, Carol Sue; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1987
The problem solving performance of 24 learning disabled and 24 non-disabled second and fourth grade children was investigated using embedded irrelevant linguistic and numerical information within addition word problems. Irrelevant numerical information but not irrelevant linguistic information affected performance of all groups; however, LD…
Descriptors: Addition, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Problem Solving
