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Andersson, Ulf; Lyxell, Bjorn – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2007
This study examined whether children with mathematical difficulties (MDs) or comorbid mathematical and reading difficulties have a working memory deficit and whether the hypothesized working memory deficit includes the whole working memory system or only specific components. In the study, 31 10-year-olds with MDs and 37 10-year-olds with both…
Descriptors: Memory, Multidimensional Scaling, Reading Difficulties, Mathematics Skills
Starrett, Barbara E.; de Boer, Sonja R.; Tollefson, Julie M. – National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2007
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 (IDEA 1997) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) define specific learning disabilities in a similar manner. "The term "specific learning disability" means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Learning Disabilities, Brain, Emotional Disturbances