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Morte-Soriano, Manuel Ramón; Begeny, John C.; Soriano-Ferrer, Manuel – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
Research exploring behavioral ratings of executive functioning (EF) for children and adolescents with dyslexia is scarce, which limits researchers, clinicians, educators, and parents from understanding and best supporting these students at home and/or school. Using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Second Edition (BRIEF-2)…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Executive Function, Students with Disabilities, Dyslexia
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Hale, James B.; Reddy, Linda A.; Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret; Hain, Lisa A.; Whitaker, James; Morley, Jessica; Lawrence, Kyle; Smith, Alex; Jones, Nicole – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
Methylphenidate (MPH) often ameliorates attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) behavioral dysfunction according to "indirect" informant reports and rating scales. The standard of care behavioral MPH titration approach seldom includes "direct" neuropsychological or academic assessment data to determine treatment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales, Short Term Memory
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Brown, Ronald T.; Alford, Norma – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1984
The study investigated the efficacy of a package of cognitive self-control procedures for ameliorating the attentional deficits of 12-year-old learning disabled children. Performance on measures of reading, attention, an inhibitory control was improved as a function of the cognitive self-instructional training. The improvement continued to sustain…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Learning Disabilities
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Ryan, Ellen Bouchard; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1986
The review examines cognitive strategy training and self-instructional training with learning disabled children. Discrepancies between potential and performance, cognitive behavior modification, the promotion of active self-regulatory learning styles in arithmetic and reading, and methodological issues and future directions are discussed.…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education
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Abikoff, Howard – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
This review of 28 studies involving children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder concludes that there is little empirical support for cognitive training's clinical utility. The paper discusses cognitive training's efficacy as a single intervention and as an adjunct to stimulant treatment, and its impact on cognitive, academic, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes