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Comprehension of Pictograms for Pain Quality and Pain Affect in Adults with Down Syndrome
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de Knegt, Nanda C.; Schuengel, Carlo; Lobbezoo, Frank; Visscher, Corine M.; Evenhuis, Heleen M.; Boel, Judith A.; Scherder, Erik J. A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2016
Background: Adults with Down syndrome (DS) are at risk for age-related painful physical conditions, but also for under-reporting pain. Pictograms may facilitate self-report of pain, because they seem suitable for the global visual processing in DS and for iconic representation of abstract concepts. Method: Participants (N = 39, M age = 41.2)…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Adults, Pain, Aging (Individuals)
Developmental Dyslexia: Early Precursors, Neurobehavioral Markers, and Biological Substrates
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Benasich, April A., Ed.; Fitch, R. Holly, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2012
Understanding the precursors and early indicators of dyslexia is key to early identification and effective intervention. Now there's a single research volume that brings together the very latest knowledge on the earliest stages of dyslexia and the diverse genetic, neurobiological, and cognitive factors that may contribute to it. Based on findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings), Animals, Reading Comprehension
Two Structured Interviews for Studying Development of Logical Reasoning in Children and Adolescents. Internal Report 79 ON 12.
Mason, E. J.; And Others – 1979
This paper describes the development and characteristics of structural interview procedures designed to aid researchers in investigating children's understanding of their logical arguments. The procedures comprise a system which assesses verbal expression, understanding of implication, and ability to reason logically; it also assesses…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Elementary Secondary Education, Interviews
Reading and Spelling Competence of Dutch Children with Low Vision.
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Gompel, Marjolein; van Bon, Wim H. J.; Schreuder, Robert; Adriaansen, Julia J. M. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2002
This comparison of the reading comprehension, decoding, and spelling skills of 404 children with low vision and a norm sample found children with low vision with no additional disabilities performed less well than the sighted children only on decoding, whereas those with additional disabilities performed less well on all tests. (Contains…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Training in Inductive Reasoning.
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Tomic, Welko – 1994
This study investigated the effects of K. J. Klauer's (1989) inductive reasoning training program of teaching children. Effects of training and the range of transfer of the training were assessed. The subjects were 34 third-grade Dutch children of average ability, matched on age, sex, and IQ. Children from the training condition (N=17) received…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension
The Development of Decoding Skills, Reading Comprehension and Spelling Skills in Dutch Primary Schools: A Longitudinal Investigation.
Mommers, Martin J. C.; Boland, Theo – 1987
This investigation--the first Dutch longitudinal research project on reading and spelling spanning the whole 6-year period of primary education--examined (1) whether it is possible to identify certain aspects of literacy--namely decoding skills, reading comprehension, and spelling skills--within verbal intelligence as latent variables, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Foreign Countries