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Washburn, Erin K.; Joshi, R. Malatesha; Cantrell, Emily Binks – Annals of Dyslexia, 2011
Reading disabilities such as dyslexia, a specific learning disability that affects an individual's ability to process written language, are estimated to affect 15-20% of the general population. Consequently, elementary school teachers encounter students who struggle with inaccurate or slow reading, poor spelling, poor writing, and other language…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Reading Difficulties, Written Language
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Windsor, Jennifer; Hwang, Mina – Annals of Dyslexia, 1997
Knowledge of derivational suffix meanings was investigated in 10 subjects (ages 10-12) with language learning disabilities and typical peers. Students produced derived forms from nonce bases in an elicitation task and selected derived forms in a forced choice task. Elicitation task accuracy of subjects fell substantially below that of peers.…
Descriptors: Children, Comprehension, Intermediate Grades, Knowledge Level