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Chan, Winnie Wai Lan; Au, Terry K.; Tang, Joey – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Children struggle with mathematics for different reasons. Developmental dyscalculia and low numeracy--two kinds of mathematical difficulties--may have their roots, respectively, in poor understanding of exact non-symbolic numerosities and of symbolic numerals. This study was the first to explore whether Chinese children, despite cultural and…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Arithmetic, Numeracy, Foreign Countries
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Costa, Hugo Camara; Perdry, Herve; Soria, Carmen; Pulgar, Salome; Cusin, Francoise; Dellatolas, Georges – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
This study examined the relation between emergent literacy skills, teachers' reports of behavioral problems, and word reading achievement in a community sample of French students. Family background was investigated and included familial antecedents of reading difficulties (Fa/Rd) and parents' educational level. The analyses explored the pattern of…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Behavior Problems, Reading Skills, Kindergarten
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Josman, Naomi; Abdallah, Taisir M.; Engel-Yeger, Batya – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Cognitive performance is essential for children's functioning and may also predict school readiness. The suitability of Western standardized assessments for cognitive performance among children from different cultures needs to be elaborated. This study referred to the existence of differences in cognitive performance between and within children…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Cognitive Tests, Occupational Therapy, Standardized Tests