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Du, Yujie; Zhang, Chenyi – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2023
Development dyslexia (DD) is a common language disorder, that significantly affects children. Despite having ordinary intelligence, dyslexic people struggle with reading, writing, and comprehension in their native tongue. It is still unclear whether dyslexic kids have difficulties with visuo-spatial working memory. Using meta-analysis, this gap…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Spatial Ability, Short Term Memory, Language Usage
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Du, Yujie; Zhang, Chenyi – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
Development dyslexia (DD) is a common language disorder, which significantly affects children. Despite having ordinary intelligence, dyslexic people struggle with reading, writing, and comprehension in their native tongue. It is still unclear whether dyslexic kids have difficulties with visuo-spatial working memory. Using meta-analysis, this gap…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Spatial Ability, Short Term Memory, Language Usage
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Uzonyi, Thelma E.; Grissom, Alaina C.; Anderson, Ranita V.; Lee, Helen; Towner-Wright, Sarah; Crais, Elizabeth R.; Watson, Linda R.; Landa, Rebecca J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Various aspects of parent responsiveness are associated with child outcomes, such as play, language, and social development. However, behavioral coding methods used to measure parent responsiveness vary widely, making comparison of results across studies difficult. The purpose of this scoping review was to summarize current behavioral coding…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Parent Child Relationship, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Eisenberg, Nancy; VanSchyndel, Sarah K.; Spinrad, Tracy L. – Child Development, 2016
Because motivations for prosocial actions typically are unclear, sometimes even to actors but especially for observers, it is difficult to study prosocial motivation. This article reviews research that provides evidence regarding children's motives for prosocial behaviors. First, we present a heuristic model to classify motives on the dimension of…
Descriptors: Motivation, Prosocial Behavior, Literature Reviews, Heuristics
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Viljoen, Marisa; Mahdi, Soheil; Shelly, James; de Vries, Petrus J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
No reviews to date have summarized the views of parents on the functional challenges and/or strengths of their children with autism spectrum disorder. We set out to perform a scoping review aiming (a) to identify and collate global results to provide a broad description of parental perspective of functioning research and (b) to summarize these…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children
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Powell, Sarah R.; Doabler, Christian T.; Akinola, Olayemi A.; Therrien, William J.; Maddox, Steven A.; Hess, Katherine E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2020
In this synthesis, we reviewed 65 studies involving elementary students (i.e., grades 1-5) identified with mathematics difficulty (MD) in which authors implemented a mathematics intervention. Of these studies, we identified 33 group designs, 9 quasi-experimental designs, and 23 single-case designs. We aimed to synthesize performance differences…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Comorbidity, Mathematics Skills
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Leonard, Laurence B. – First Language, 2016
Noun-related morphosyntax has not been emphasized in the literature on children with specific language impairment (SLI), yet, across languages, problems in this area are quite apparent. This review is designed to highlight noun-related difficulties that seem to be especially troublesome for these children. A review of the research literature on…
Descriptors: Nouns, Morphology (Languages), Syntax, Language Impairments
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Mckenney, Elizabeth L. W.; Dorencz, Julie; Bristol, Ryan M.; Hall, Lacey P. – Psychology in the Schools, 2015
Recent years have seen a rise in the number of students identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with increasing estimates of prevalence still emerging from cohorts monitored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, dissemination to a school psychology audience about these students' needs has been disparate, with…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Periodicals, Journal Articles, Autism
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Mallett, Christopher A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the historical construction and empirical support of two child and adolescent behaviorally based mental health disorders: oppositional defiant and conduct disorders. Method: The study utilized a historiography methodology to review, from 1880 to 2012, these disorders' inclusion in…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Reliability
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Montgomery, Janine; Martin, Toby; Shooshtari, Shahin; Stoesz, Brenda M.; Heinrichs, Dustin J.; North, Sebastian; Dodson, Lindsay; Senkow, Quinn; Douglas, Joyce – Exceptionality Education International, 2014
This synthesis paper summarizes research literature addressing challenging behaviours in children and youth with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities in school settings. We conducted a comprehensive literature review to identify relevant peer-reviewed articles published between the years 2000 and 2011. The methodological…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Youth, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Sani Bozkurt, Sunagul; Vuran, Sezgin – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
Social stories play a significant part in the teaching skills and behaviors to children with ASD who lack social skills. The purpose of this study is to analyze studies in which social stories were used for teaching social skills to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The present study includes a descriptive review and meta-analysis…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Skill Development
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Nigg, Joel T. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
Reviews salient emerging themes in the scientific literature related to identifying etiology and pathophysiology of ADHD. While bypassing the need for new treatment research, the review highlights three themes. First, recognition of the epigenetic effects is expected to revitalize the search for and mapping of early environmental influences on the…
Descriptors: Children, Genetics, Etiology, Environmental Influences
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Sterdt, Elena; Liersch, Sebastian; Walter, Ulla – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: The aim of this study was to identify promoting and inhibiting correlates associated with the physical activity (PA) of children and adolescents (aged 3-18). The intention was to demonstrate the complexity of correlates of PA and to determine possible influencing factors. Design: A systematic review of reviews. Methods: Systematic…
Descriptors: Correlation, Physical Activities, Meta Analysis, Children
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Sprenger-Charolles, Liliane; Siegel, Linda S.; Jimenez, Juan E.; Ziegler, Johannes C. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2011
The influence of orthographic transparency on the prevalence of dyslexia subtypes was examined in a review of multiple-case studies conducted in languages differing in orthographic depth (English, French, and Spanish). Cross-language differences are found in the proportion of dissociated profiles as a function of the dependent variables (speed or…
Descriptors: Age, Reading, Incidence, Dyslexia
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Geytenbeek, Joke; Harlaar, Laurike; Stam, Marloes; Ket, Hans; Becher, Jules G.; Oostrom, Kim; Vermeulen, Jeroen – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aim: To identify the use and utility of language comprehension tests for unintelligible or non-speaking children with severe cerebral palsy (CP). Method: Severe CP was defined as severe dysarthria (unintelligible speech) or anarthria (absence of speech) combined with severe limited mobility, corresponding to Gross Motor Function Classification…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Speech Communication, Speech, Oral Language
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