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The Presence of Matthew Effects in Dutch Primary Education, Development of Language Skills over a Six-Year Period
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Luyten, Hans; ten Bruggencate, Gerdy – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
Using a nationally representative sample of 5,150 Dutch students who have been followed over a 6-year period, the presence of the Matthew effect was investigated for general language skills. The analyses do not reveal unmistakable evidence for the supposition that the rich get richer and the poor poorer. On the contrary, in schools with low…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Achievement Gap, Gender Differences
Effects of Outpatient Treatment of Dyslexia.
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van Daal, Victor H. P.; Reitsma, Pieter – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
A Dutch intervention program proved to be successful with 109 10-year-old children with dyslexia and 29 children with reading problems and cognitive deficits or psychiatric symptoms. The children with pure dyslexia profited most. Differences in treatment outcomes were related to the absolute level of word reading and age at intake. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Dyslexia, Early Intervention, Elementary Education