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Gregg, Noel; And Others – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1991
Investigates the written syntax of 81 college-able individuals demonstrating a specific learning disability. Supports a control impairment hypothesis, predicting that sentence production errors will be of the same kind as found in the language of writers demonstrating no handicapping conditions. Investigates the correlation of specific cognitive…
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities

Laing, Emma – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2002
Highlights the methodological issues surrounding research on reading in atypical populations and discusses the issue of comparison groups. Reviews evidence from studies that have described the reading profile observed in Williams syndrome. Advocates a more dynamic developmental approach to the study of reading in atypical populations. (PM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Literature Reviews, Reading Ability