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Executive Dysfunction among Children with Reading Comprehension Deficits
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Locascio, Gianna; Mahone, E. Mark; Eason, Sarah H.; Cutting, Laurie E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
Emerging research supports the contribution of executive function (EF) to reading comprehension; however, a unique pattern has not been established for children who demonstrate comprehension difficulties despite average word recognition ability (specific reading comprehension deficit; S-RCD). To identify particular EF components on which children…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Reading Comprehension, Control Groups, Inhibition
Spatial Working Memory and Arithmetic Deficits in Children with Nonverbal Learning Difficulties
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Mammarella, Irene Cristina; Lucangeli, Daniela; Cornoldi, Cesare – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
Visuospatial working memory and its involvement in arithmetic were examined in two groups of 7- to 11-year-olds: one comprising children described by teachers as displaying symptoms of nonverbal learning difficulties (N = 21), the other a control group without learning disabilities (N = 21). The two groups were matched for verbal abilities, age,…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Learning Problems, Learning Disabilities, Nonverbal Learning
Elements of Working Memory as Predictors of Goal-Setting Skills in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Nyman, Anna; Taskinen, Taina; Gronroos, Matti; Haataja, Leena; Lahdetie, Jaana; Korhonen, Tapio – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
The aim of the study was to examine how goal-setting skills of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be predicted with elements of working memory. The study involved 30 children with an ADHD diagnosis and 30 healthy volunteers. The IQ of the participants was assessed, and ADHD symptoms were evaluated by parents. Each of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorders, Short Term Memory, Clinical Diagnosis
Cognitive Functioning in Children with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder with and without Comorbid Learning Disabilities
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Jakobson, Angela; Kikas, Eve – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
This study attempted to determine whether children with the combined subtype of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have impairments in cognitive functioning and motor skills. The specific effect of the comorbidity of learning disabilities (LD) was also investigated. A battery of cognitive tests was administered to 26 children with a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Clinical Diagnosis, Hyperactivity, Discriminant Analysis