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Poletti, Michele; Carretta, Elisa; Bonvicini, Laura; Giorgi-Rossi, Paolo – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2018
The heterogeneity among children with learning disabilities still represents a barrier and a challenge in their conceptualization. Although a dimensional approach has been gaining support, the categorical approach is still the most adopted, as in the recent fifth edition of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders." The…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cluster Grouping, Learning Disabilities, Identification
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Tressoldi, Patrizio E.; Stella, Giacomo; Faggella, Marzia – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2001
Development of reading speed in Italian children with dyslexia was estimated using individualized growth curves for 38 children with dyslexia tested longitudinally from 2nd-8th grade and compared with controls. Their reading speed development followed a linear trend of .3 syllables per second per grade, half the increment observed in controls.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Disability Identification, Dyslexia