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Hall, Scott S.; Hustyi, Kristin M.; Hammond, Jennifer L.; Hirt, Melissa; Reiss, Allan L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
We examined whether "discrete trial training" (DTT) could be used to identify learning impairments in mathematical reasoning in boys with fragile X syndrome (FXS). Boys with FXS, aged 10-23 years, and age and IQ-matched controls, were trained to match fractions to pie-charts and pie-charts to decimals either on a computer or with a…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mathematical Logic, Males, Genetic Disorders
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Perricone, Giovanna; Morales, M. Regina; Anzalone, Germana – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2013
The study investigates the preschool readiness of moderately preterm children and, in particular, the likely presence of learning disabilities at preschool age. Its theoretical model detects linguistic comprehension and expression; memory-related metacognition and cognition skills; orientation and motor coordination skills; premathematics and…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Preschool Children, Premature Infants, Learning Disabilities
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Al-Hroub, Anies – Roeper Review, 2010
Findings are presented from a large two-phase research study exploring (a) the identification and (b) programming for mathematically gifted students with learning difficulties (MG/LDs) in Jordan. The second phase of the research, which is the focus of the current article, investigates the effects of two programs of instructional practices on the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods