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Dutch Special Education Schools for Children with Learning Disabilities in the Interwar Period
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van Drenth, Annemieke; van Essen, Mineke – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2011
In this article Copeland's model of visualising the classification of children with learning disabilities is applied in examining the development of special education schools in the Netherlands during the interwar period. Central are three intertwined social practices: the teacher's professionalism (in pedagogic and practical concerns), the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Special Schools, Mental Retardation
How Persistent is a Diagnosis of Mathematical Disorder at an Early Age? A Longitudinal Study
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Desoete, Annemmie; De Weerd, Frauke; Vanderswalmen, Ruth; De Bond, Annemie – International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, 2014
The study was conducted to look at differences between children who outgrew and did not outgrow an early diagnosis of mathematical learning disorder (MD; n=13), and peers without MD (n=13). Children were tested at 5, 6, 7 and 10 years of age. About 54% of the children with an early diagnosis of MD still experienced mathematical difficulties at the…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Longitudinal Studies, Disability Identification, Mathematics Skills
Sociometric Status and Self-Image of Children with Specific and General Learning Disabilities in Dutch General and Special Education Classes
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Bakker, Joep T. A.; Denessen, Eddie; Bosman, Anna M. T.; Krijger, Eva-Maria; Bouts, Lex – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2007
This study focused on the relationship between both achievement level and diagnostic label and sociometric status and self-image of students in Dutch elementary education. In particular, differences between students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) and students with general learning disabilities (GLD) were studied, in regular as well as…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Elementary Education, Females, Learning Disabilities