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Roberts, Lynette V.; Richmond, Jenny L. – Developmental Science, 2015
Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) exhibit a behavioral phenotype of specific strengths and weaknesses, in addition to a generalized cognitive delay. In particular, adults with DS exhibit specific deficits in learning and memory processes that depend on the hippocampus, and there is some suggestion of impairments on executive function tasks that…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Down Syndrome, Genetics, Brain Hemisphere Functions
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Shepard, Teri; Adjogah, Selom – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1994
This study compared the science vocabulary performance of 76 students with learning disabilities (LD) and 78 normally achieving (NA) students at elementary and intermediate grade levels. Findings indicated significant differences in receptive language performance between LD and NA students and differences in expressive language between older and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Elementary Education, Expressive Language
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Sheehan, Joseph G.; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1973
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Aphasia, Auditory Stimuli