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Alpha Hemispheric Asymmetry in Children with Learning Disabilities and Normally Achieving Children during Story Comprehension and Rehearsal Prior to Narrative Production.
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Haynes, William O.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
Comparison of alpha amplitudes of 12 children with learning disabilities and 12 normally achieving controls in three task situations found no significant differences between groups in alpha amplitude but a significant task effect with the vigilance, story comprehension, and rehearsal conditions showing decreasing alpha amplitudes in both groups of…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Comprehension, Elementary Education, Expressive Language
The Continuous Performance Test in Learning Disabled and Nondisabled Children.
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Eliason, Michele J.; Richman, Lynn C. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
Comparison of 30 learning disabled (LD) children, ages 7 to 13, and controls on a computerized test of attentional skills indicated LD subjects committed more omission errors and responded at a slower rate but did not differ from the controls on commission errors, suggesting inefficient allocation of processing resources rather than attentional…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Education
Information Processing Deficits in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Inattentive Type, and Children with Reading Disability.
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Weiler, Michael David; Bernstein, Jane Holmes; Bellinger, David; Waber, Deborah P. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2002
This study compared children with either attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (n=24), reading disability (RD) (n=33), both (n=9), or controls. Children with ADHD were characterized by difficulty with a visual search task whereas children with RD had difficulty with an auditory processing task. Specifically, children with ADHD…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Auditory Perception, Cognitive Processes
A Comparison of Neuropsychological Test Profiles of Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder and/or Learning Disorder.
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Korkman, Marit; Pesonen, Aino-Elina – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
Comparison of eight-year-old children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (n=21), learning disorder (LD) (n=12), or both (n=27) on neuropsychological measures found that ADHD children were impaired in control and inhibition of impulses; children with LD in phonological awareness, verbal memory span, storytelling, and verbal IQ;…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis