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Wong, Bernice Y. L.; Wong, Roderick, – Learning Disabilities Research, 1986
Learning disabled, average, and above average readers (Total N=45) in grades 5-7 were assessed on their metacognitive knowledge about vocabulary difficulty and passage organization in relation to ease of studying a passage. Findings indicated a consistency between the children's expressed metacognition and subsequent study behaviors. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Learning Disabilities, Metacognition, Reading Comprehension
Speece, Deborah L. – Learning Disabilities Research, 1987
Empirical, multivariate classification techniques were used to form subtypes of learning disabled readers (N=59) based on their performance on information processing tasks. A six-cluster solution with good internal validity was achieved with several subtype patterns tending to support hypotheses linking information processing deficits with reading…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology
