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Writing Disabilities and Reading Disabilities in Elementary School Students
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Costa, Lara-Jeane C.; Edwards, Crystal N.; Hooper, Stephen R. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2016
This longitudinal study was conducted to determine (a) the rate of co-occurrence of reading disabilities (RDs) in a writing disability (WD) population of students followed from first grade to fourth grade and (b) the cognitive burden that is assumed by having a WD and a RD (WD + RD). The sample included 137 first-grade students from a single…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Writing Difficulties, Reading Difficulties, Multiple Disabilities
An Intervention Framework for Learning Disabled Students with Communication Disorders.
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Spekman, Nancy J.; Roth, Froma P. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1988
The paper presents an intervention framework for the management of communication disorders in learning disabled children. The model is comprised of three components: communicative intentions, presupposition, and the social organization of discourse. Resulting instructional guidelines and principles are offered. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Educational Methods, Intervention
The Psychiatric Comorbidity Hypothesis Revisited.
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Forness, Steven R.; Kavale, Kenneth A.; Bauman, Stephanie San Miguel – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1998
The authors of an earlier article, which argued that the social skills deficits typically found in children with learning disabilities (LD) are largely due to the comorbidity of LD with psychiatric disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and depressive disorder, respond to a critique that did not find this relationship…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Depression (Psychology), Hyperactivity
A New Definition of Learning Disabilities.
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Hammill, Donald D.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1988
The development of a new definition of learning disabilities accepted by organizations comprising the National Joint Committee for Learning Disabilities in 1981 is reviewed including reasons for a new definition, procedures followed in its development, the Committee's intended meaning for each phrase, and the current status of the definition. (DB)
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Etiology
The Psychiatric Morbidity Hypothesis: A Response to San Miguel, Forness, and Kavale.
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Wiener, Judith – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1998
Responds to Miguel, Forness, and Kavale, who argued that the social skills deficits typically found in children with learning disabilities are largely due to the comorbidity of learning disabilities with psychiatric disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and depressive disorder. This review finds this relationship for LD…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Disturbances
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Learning Disabilities.
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Riccio, Cynthia A.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1994
This article reviews research specific to the relationship between learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders. Shared psychosocial and academic characteristics of the two groups are noted, along with the neurological basis of the disorders. Implications for future research on the increased specificity of the association are discussed.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Social Skills Deficits in Learning Disabilities: The Psychiatric Comorbidity Hypothesis.
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San Miguel, Stephanie K.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1996
This article explores the hypothesis that social skill deficits among children with learning disabilities are associated with high rates of undetected psychiatric diagnoses. The maladaptive social skills patterns of children with specific subtypes of learning disabilities appear to mimic the symptom patterns of children with attention deficit…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Children, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Disturbances
The Link between Learning Disabilities and Juvenile Delinquency: Some Issues and Answers.
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Keilitz, Ingo; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1979
The authors describe a research effort funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention which is addressing the hypothesized link between learning disabilties and juvenile delinquency. (SBH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Definitions, Delinquency, Followup Studies
Self-Concept, Attributional Style and Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Students with Learning Disabilities with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
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Tabassam, Waheeda; Grainger, Jessica – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2002
A study involving 22 students with learning disabilities (LD), 42 students with comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (LD/ADHD), and 86 controls, found students with LD and LD/ADHD had significantly lower scores on academic self-concept, academic attributional style, and academic self-efficacy beliefs than controls. Students with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attribution Theory, Beliefs