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van der Lely, Heather K. J.; Marshall, Chloe R. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
This article focuses on some of the linguistic components that underlie letter-sound decoding skills and reading comprehension: specifically phonology, morphology, and syntax. Many children who have reading difficulties had language deficits that were detectable before they began reading. Early identification of language difficulties will…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Phonology, Syntax
Tunmer, William; Greaney, Keith – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
In 2007, the New Zealand Ministry of Education formally recognized the condition of dyslexia for the first time and has subsequently developed a working definition of the condition. The aim of this article is to draw on contemporary theory and research on reading development, reading difficulties, and reading intervention to describe what the…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Dyslexia, Foreign Countries, Definitions
Lyon, G. Reid; Weiser, Beverly – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
Teacher knowledge and instructional expertise have been found in correlational and pre- and post-test studies to be related to student reading achievement. This article summarizes data presented in this special issue and additional research to address four questions: (a) What do expert reading teachers know? (b) Why do teachers need to acquire…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Teacher Characteristics, Reading Achievement, Reading Teachers
Kim, A-H.; Vaughn, S.; Wanzek, J.; Wei, S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2004
Previous research studies examining the effects of graphic organizers on reading comprehension for students with learning disabilities (LD) are reviewed. An extensive search of the professional literature between 1963 and June 2001 yielded a total of 21 group design intervention studies that met the criteria for inclusion in the synthesis. Using…
Descriptors: Semantics, Learning Disabilities, Effect Size, Cognitive Mapping

Samuels, S. Jay – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
A major focus in reading difficulty is lack of automaticity in decoding, which overloads the attentional system, leads to the use of small, meaningless visual processing units such as the individual letter, places heavy demands on short-term memory, and interferes with comprehension. Techniques for diagnosis and remediation are noted. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Attention, Cognitive Processes, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education