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The Role of Attention in Reading with Implications for the Learning Disabled Student.
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Samuels, S. Jay; Edwall, Glenace – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1981
The article reviews issues regarding the role of attention in reading problems manifested by learning disabled students. Characteristics of attention (including arousal, alertness, vigilance, selective attention, and capacity) are considered. (CL)
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Attention, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
An Examination of Methods Used to Test the Visual Perceptual Deficit Hypothesis of Dyslexia.
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Gross, Karen; Rothenberg, Stephen – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979
Two methodological problems often arising in dyslexia research are considered. The first problem concerns the validity of experimental measures and the related problem of interpreting null results. The second problem involves the effects of sampling from a disabled population if the disorder under investigation has multiple unknown origins.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Dyslexia, Hypothesis Testing, Learning Disabilities