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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
The Tie Between Physical and Behavioral Irregularities of Children.
Yahraes, Herbert – 1978
Research is showing that the incidence of minor physical abnormalities correlates with learning and behavioral problems in children. J. Rappoport and associates at Georgetown University have developed a scale to count such physical abnormalitites as the epicanthus fold, placement of ears, curve of little finger, length of toes, or lack of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Congenital Impairments, Identification, Learning Disabilities
Infants at Risk: Assessment and Intervention. An Update for Health-Care Professionals and Parents. Pediatric Round Table: 5.
Brown, Catherine Caldwell, Ed. – 1981
Summarized in this book are conference presentations focusing on new approaches to developmental screening of infants and strategies for early intervention with children at-risk. Summaries concerning assessment describe characteristics of an "optimality scale" for neurological assessment; a five-step neurological assessment for…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Child Development, Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods