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The Effects of Incentives on Rehearsal and Short-Term Memory in Children with Reading Problems.
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Haines, Deborah J.: Torgessen, Joseph K. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1979
The study investigated the effects of incentives for good performance on the selection and use of an efficient task strategy by 30 reading disabled and 30 normally reading second graders. (SBH)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Learning Processes, Memory
Follow-Up of Learning Disabled Children.
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Gottesman, Ruth L. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1979
Forty-three learning disabled children referred to a medical outpatient clinic because of reading difficulties were evaluated and followed for a period of five-seven years to study the course of their reading achievement and its relationship over time to various characteristics. (DLS)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Followup Studies, Learning Disabilities, Neurological Organization
The Test of Language Development (Told): A Validation Study.
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Wong, Bernice Y.L.; Audrey, Roadhouse – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1978
The validity of the Test of Language Development (TOLD) was investigated with normal reading, reading disabled, and language delayed children (ages seven to nine years). (DLS)
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Language Acquisition
Readability of Basal Readers and Workbooks: A Comparison.
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Moyer, Sandra B. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1979
The readability levels of ten basal readers commonly used to develop word recognition and comprehension skills in learning disabled children from grades 3 through 6 were compared with the readability levels of their accompanying workbooks. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Basic Reading, Learning Disabilities, Readability