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Sparks, Richard L.; Lovett, Benjamin J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
The purpose of this study is to provide an up-to-date review of the literature on postsecondary students classified as having learning disabilities (LD). The review focused on the criteria by which students were classified as LD and the cognitive and achievement characteristics of the participants. From almost 400 studies, only 30% were empirical…
Descriptors: College Students, Investigations, Learning Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis
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Vukovic, Rose K.; Siegel, Linda S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
The double-deficit hypothesis of developmental dyslexia proposes that deficits in phonological processing and naming speed represent independent sources of dysfunction in dyslexia. The present article is a review of the evidence for the double-deficit hypothesis, including a discussion of recent findings related to the hypothesis. Studies in this…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Reading Difficulties, Phonology, Reading Rate