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Vered Vaknin-Nusbaum; Israel Rachevski – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
This study examined whether there are differences between Israeli students with learning disabilities (LD) and their typically developing peers with regard to their 21st-century skills according to their self-report and whether the differences between the two groups are greater in postsecondary education than in high school--an aim that had not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, 21st Century Skills
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Tannock, Rosemary; Frijters, Jan C.; Martinussen, Rhonda; White, Erin Jacquelyn; Ickowicz, Abel; Benson, Nancy J.; Lovett, Maureen W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2018
To evaluate the relative efficacy of two reading programs with and without adjunctive stimulant medication for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and comorbid reading disorder (ADHD+RD). Sixty-five children (7-11 years in age) were assigned randomly to one of three intensive remedial academic programs (phonologically or…
Descriptors: Intervention, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Comorbidity, Child Behavior
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Leichtentritt, Judith; Shechtman, Zipora – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
This study compared outcomes and processes in counseling groups of an expressive-supportive modality for children with learning disabilities (LD) and without them (NLD). Participants were 266 students (ages 10-18), all referred for emotional, social, and behavioral difficulties; of these, 123 were identified with LD and 143 were not. There were 40…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Group Counseling, Interpersonal Competence, Counseling Effectiveness
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Tur-Kaspa, Hana – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2002
A study examined the socioemotional experiences of adolescents with and without learning disabilities (LD) in an Israeli kibbutz environment during school transition periods. Seventh- and ninth-graders with LD received more social peer rejection and were judged by teachers to exhibit lower social skills and higher behavioral problems. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Emotional Development, Foreign Countries
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Margalit, Malka; Almougy, Katrina – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
Questioning of teachers and mothers of 84 Israeli students (ages 7-10) classified as either hyperactive, learning disabled, both, or neither, found higher distractibility and hostility among hyperactive children whose families were also reported as less supportive. Learning-disabled students were characterized by dependent interpersonal relations…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Elementary Education, Family Environment, Family Problems
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Margalit, Malka – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
This study examined loneliness and sense of coherence among 187 preschool children in Israel, of which 111 were at high risk for developing learning disabilities. The high risk children demonstrated higher levels of loneliness and lower levels of coherence than the control group. The high risk children also were less accepted by nondisabled peers.…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Coherence, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence