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The Mental Number Line in Dyscalculia: Impaired Number Sense or Access from Symbolic Numbers?
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Lafay, Anne; St-Pierre, Marie-Catherine; Macoir, Joël – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
Numbers may be manipulated and represented mentally over a compressible number line oriented from left to right. According to numerous studies, one of the primary reasons for dyscalculia is related to improper understanding of the mental number line. Children with dyscalculia usually show difficulty when they have to place Arabic numbers on a…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Metacognitive Reading and Study Strategies and Academic Achievement of University Students with and without a History of Reading Difficulties
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Bergey, Bradley W.; Deacon, S. Hélène; Parrila, Rauno K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
University students who report a history of reading difficulties have been demonstrated to have poorer word reading and reading comprehension skills than their peers; yet, without a diagnosed learning disability, these students do not have access to the same support services, potentially placing them at academic risk. This study provides a…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Reading Strategies, Grade Point Average, Scores
Morphological and Syntactic Awareness in Poor Comprehenders: Another Piece of the Puzzle
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Tong, Xiuli; Deacon, S. Hélène; Cain, Kate – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2014
Poor comprehenders have intact word-reading skills but struggle specifically with understanding what they read. We investigated whether two metalinguistic skills, morphological and syntactic awareness, are specifically related to poor reading comprehension by including separate and combined measures of each. We identified poor comprehenders…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Syntax, Reading Comprehension, Cues
University Students with Poor Reading Comprehension
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Georgiou, George K.; Das, J. P. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
The present study aimed to examine the nature of the working memory and general cognitive ability deficits experienced by university students with a specific reading comprehension deficit. A total of 32 university students with poor reading comprehension but average word-reading skills and 60 age-word-matched controls with no comprehension…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, College Students, Reading Difficulties, Short Term Memory
Psychosocial and Adaptive Deficits Associated with Learning Disability Subtypes
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Backenson, Erica M.; Holland, Sara C.; Kubas, Hanna A.; Fitzer, Kim R.; Wilcox, Gabrielle; Carmichael, Jessica A.; Fraccaro, Rebecca L.; Smith, Amanda D.; Macoun, Sarah J.; Harrison, Gina L.; Hale, James B. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
Children with specific learning disabilities (SLD) have deficits in the basic psychological processes that interfere with learning and academic achievement, and for some SLD subtypes, these deficits can also lead to emotional and/or behavior problems. This study examined psychosocial functioning in 123 students, aged 6 to 11, who underwent…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Psychological Patterns, Social Development, Children
The Mental Health of Canadians with Self-Reported Learning Disabilities
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Wilson, Alexander M.; Deri Armstrong, Catherine; Furrie, Adele; Walcot, Elizabeth – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
There has been growing concern as to the mental health status of persons with learning disabilities (PWLD). This study examined rates of mental health problems among PWLD aged 15 to 44 years using a large, nationally representative data set. PWLD were more than twice as likely to report high levels of distress, depression, anxiety disorders,…
Descriptors: Mental Health Workers, Learning Disabilities, Health Conditions, Physical Health