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Syntactic Comprehension in Reading and Listening: A Study with French Children with Dyslexia
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Casalis, Severine; Leuwers, Christel; Hilton, Heather – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
This study examined syntactic comprehension in French children with dyslexia in both listening and reading. In the first syntactic comprehension task, a partial version of the Epreuve de Comprehension syntaxico-semantique (ECOSSE test; French adaptation of Bishop's test for receptive grammar test) children with dyslexia performed at a lower level…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Foreign Countries, French, Syntax
A Preliminary Study of Syntax in the Written Expression of Learning Disabled Children.
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Anderson, Peggy L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1982
Syntax in the written expression of five normal and five learning disabled (LD) fourth graders was assessed. The syntax of the LD group was found to be significantly deficient when compared to that of the normal group. (Author)
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Language Skills, Learning Disabilities, Syntax
Identifying Native Language Difficulties among Foreign Language Learners in College: A "Foreign" Language Learning Disability?
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Ganschow, Leonore; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
This comparison of 15 successful and 15 unsuccessful college foreign-language learners found significant intergroup differences in performance on the Modern Language Aptitude Test, tests of written and oral language in the syntactic and phonological domains, and math calculation. Results suggest that students with foreign language learning…
Descriptors: College Students, English, Handicap Identification, Higher Education