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Gal, Eynat; Schreur, Naomi; Engel-Yeger, Batya – International Journal of Special Education, 2010
Teachers in general education are expected to cope with students with diverse needs. They might not always be ready or sufficiently supported to meet these challenges. The current study aims at identifying child, teacher and environmental barriers to inclusion. Specifically it addresses the importance of preschool teachers' attitudes as the human…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Preschool Teachers, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Pastor, Patricia N.; Reuben, Cynthia A. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008
Objectives: This report presents national estimates of the prevalence of diagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disability (LD) in U.S. children 6-17 years of age and describes the prevalence of these conditions for children with selected characteristics. The use of educational and health care services and the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification
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Johnson, Doris J.; Grant, James O. – Annals of Dyslexia, 1989
Writing samples of 295 primary school children improved in productivity, syntax, and level of abstraction from grade one through three. The writing of learning-disabled children who were matched with average reading ability primary-school children indicated no significant differences in productivity, but problems in syntax (especially morphology),…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Handwriting, Learning Disabilities, Morphology (Languages)
Bergert, Susan – 2000
This brief paper summarizes warning signs of learning disabilities in preschool children, elementary school children, and secondary school children. It notes that learning disabilities are presumed to arise from dysfunctions in the brain resulting in significant difficulties in perceiving information, processing and/or remembering information,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Control, Cognitive Development, Disability Identification