The note- and test-taking skills of typically functioning undergraduates are significantly and positively related to handwriting speed, listening comprehension, background knowledge and sustained attention. This study attempted to replicate these findings with two groups of high school students--those with and without the diagnosis of a learning…

We discuss a component-based, developmental view of text writing fluency, which we tested using data from children in Grades 2 and 3. "Text writing fluency" was defined as efficiency and automaticity in writing connected texts, which acts as a mediator between text generation (oral language), transcription skills, and writing quality. We…

Elementary school children with reading disabilities (RD; "n" = 17), mathematical disabilities (MD; "n" = 22), or combined reading and mathematical disabilities (RD+MD; "n" = 28) were compared to average achieving (AA; "n" = 45) peers on working memory measures. On all working memory components, 2 (RD vs. no…

For middle school students with learning disabilities (LD), one major component of learning in content area classes, such as science, involves listening to lectures and recording notes. Lecture learning and note-taking are critical skills for students to succeed in these classes. Despite the importance of note-taking skills, no research has been…

This article describes the development and validation of the "Learning Difficulties Assessment" (LDA), a normed and web-based survey that assesses perceived difficulties with reading, writing, spelling, mathematics, listening, concentration, memory, organizational skills, sense of control, and anxiety in college students. The LDA is designed to…

Adaptation of a paper presented at the annual convention of the American Speech and Hearing Association (Chicago, Illinois, 1969). (Author)

Experiment 1 showed that LD adults and normal third graders recalled significantly less of a story they had heard than university adults; sixth graders and community college adults were intermediate. In Experiment 2, simple repetition was shown to be extremely effective for improving story recall. (Author)

The study validated a method of identifying children (in grades four-six) with specific reading disabilities by identifying discrepancies between their reading and listening comprehension abilities. The test requires children to listen to or read alternate sentences. The method may be more appropriate than measures which examine discrepancies…

Resource teachers can bridge the gap between themselves and music educators who work with learning disabled children by discussing schedules and goals with the music teachers and apprising them of students' learning strengths and weaknesses which are applicable to music education. (Author/MC)

Comparison of 181 children (ages 9-15) in either learning disability (LD), mild mental retardation, or regular education placement on the Durrell Listening-Reading Series found LD children were less delayed in listening than in reading skills, scored higher than children in the mild mental retardation group, and lower than the regular education…

A heterogeneous group of 60 learning disabled children (mean age=128.8 months) and a relatively homogeneous group (mean age=111.07 months) having specific reading deficits (n=58) were compared with normal children in two studies. (Author)

The relationship between listening comprehension and reading comprehension was investigated with 40 fifth graders (20 poor and 20 skilled readers). (Author/SBH)

The study examined the developmental lag hypothesis for learning disabilities by evaluating dichotic listening ability using both free recall and directed attention conditions in 24 learning disabled (LD) adults. Findings indicated LD adults showed similar deficits in lateralized selective auditory linguistic processing as children with LD. (DB)