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Rescorla, Leslie – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2005
Language and reading outcomes at 13 years of age were examined in 28 children identified at 24 to 31 months as late talkers, all of whom came from middle--to upper-class socioeconomic status (SES) families and had normal nonverbal ability and age-adequate receptive language at intake. Late talkers were compared with a group of 25 typically…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Receptive Language, Nonverbal Ability, Language Acquisition

Bell, Sherry Mee; McCallum, R. Steve; Cox, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
Elementary and middle school children (n=105) completed measures of reading achievement and cognitive abilities. Factor analysis produced three empirically and theoretically derived factors, auditory processing, visual processing/speed, and memory. Together the three factors combined predicted 61 to 85% of the variance associated with different…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Disability Identification
Hessl, David; Rivera, Susan M.; Reiss, Allan L. – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2004
Fragile X syndrome (FXS), caused by a single gene mutation on the X chromosome, offers a unique opportunity for investigation of gene-brain-behavior relationships. Recent advances in molecular genetics, human brain imaging, and behavioral studies have started to unravel the complex pathways leading to the cognitive, psychiatric, and physical…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Genetics, Memory, Brain
Noble, Kimberly G.; Tottenham, Nim; Casey, B. J. – Future of Children, 2005
This article allows readers to look at racial and ethnic disparities in school readiness from a neuroscience perspective. Although researchers have traditionally measured gaps in school readiness using broad achievement tests, they can now assess readiness in terms of more specific brain-based cognitive functions. Three neurocognitive…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Neurology
al Mannai, Haya; Everatt, John – Dyslexia, 2005
This paper reports a study of the reading and spelling skills of grades 1-3 Arabic-speaking children in Bahrain. Children were tested on their literacy skills (single word reading and spelling), their ability to decode letter strings (non-word reading) and measures of phonological awareness, short-term memory, speed of processing and non-verbal…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Speech Communication, Spelling, Phonological Awareness
Pouit, Delphine; Golder, Caroline – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2002
The aim of this study was to show how general models of text production can account for argumentative text planning. It focuses in particular on retrieval process in 11- to 18-year-old children. Various experimental situations were designed to promote different ways of retrieving ideas from long-term memory. Essays written by students were…
Descriptors: Long Term Memory, Essays, Information Retrieval, Persuasive Discourse
Johnson, Andrew T.; Mandernach, B. Jean – Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2006
The Traveling Psychology Fair is designed to bridge the gap between secondary and college psychology education, encourage enthusiasm for the study of psychology, enhance teaching resources for high school psychology instructors, and promote a deeper understanding of psychological principles for psychology majors. Consisting of 24 outreach…
Descriptors: Psychology, Outreach Programs, Activities, College School Cooperation
Huijbregts, S. C. J.; Seguin, J. R.; Zelazo, P. D.; Parent, S.; Japel, C.; Tremblay, R. E. – Infant and Child Development, 2006
Maternal prenatal smoking, birth weight and sociodemographic factors were investigated in relation to cognitive abilities of 1544 children (aged 3.5 years) participating in the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Children's Development. The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) was used to assess verbal ability, the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Family Income, Smoking, Pregnancy
Gillet, Pamela – 1993
This book presents training activities for special education or regular teachers to use with children having auditory processing disorders. Each chapter begins with a discussion of theory and general intervention guidelines and then presents remedial activities. The first chapter looks at auditory processes overall, lists the normal sequence of…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Auditory Tests, Auditory Training
Chesnick, M. A.; And Others – 1992
This study examined the development of metaprocessing abilities in children with varying degrees of language abilities and sought to determine if the patterns of metaprocessing development that emerged were similar for these ability groups. Subjects were 141 children ages 4-5 at the beginning of the study, divided into a control group, a low…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comprehension, Discourse Analysis, Early Childhood Education
Erland, Jan – 1992
The Mem-ExSpan Accelerative Cognitive Training System (MESACTS) is described as a cognitive skills training program for schools, businesses, and industry. The program achieves extraordinary academic results in reading and mathematics with 1 semester of input 4 days a week for 30 minutes a day. Intensive versions of the program accelerate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Careers, Cognitive Processes
Sinkavich, Frank J. – 1991
The relationships between classroom performance and five possible predictor variables were studied. The ways in which these variables relate to performance in a classroom learning situation were examined, with the hypothesis that attributional style and motivation would be the best predictors of classroom performance. The variables were: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Attribution Theory, Classroom Techniques
Scaramella-Nowinski, Valerie L. – 1991
The paper presents a discussion of human mental processes as they relate to learning disabilities. Pathognomonic symptoms associated with disturbances to brain areas or functional systems are discussed, as well as treatment procedures. This brain behavior relationship is offered as a basis for a classification system that is seen to more clearly…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attention, Check Lists, Classification
Jacobowitz, Tina; Haupt, Edward J. – 1983
To determine whether the Posner task, which measures the speed at which information is retrieved from the long term memory, improves prediction of reading comprehension, 121 students from reading and study skills and teacher education courses were administered the Posner task and listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and SAT verbal…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Long Term Memory, Measurement Techniques
Nelson, Robert L. – 1983
Students in college developmental reading classes were given a questionnaire about the experiences they had had in reading during their elementary and high school years. They were asked questions about (1) the materials they used in former reading classes, (2) books or stories they had found particulary memorable, (3) the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: College Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Memory, Reading Attitudes