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Psychological Resources of Adults with Developmental Dyslexia
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Lockiewicz, Marta; Bogdanowicz, Katarzyna M.; Bogdanowicz, Marta – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2014
The aim of our study was to describe specific psychological resources of adults with developmental dyslexia and compare them with psychological resources of adults without developmental dyslexia. Potential differences were analyzed in visual-spatial, creative, and motivational abilities. No evidence was found for either creative, or visuospatial…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Dyslexia, Adults, Visual Perception
The Roles and Functions of Coordinators of Handicapped Services in Higher Education.
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Michael, Robert J.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
The study examined roles and functions of coordinators of services to college students with handicaps. Randomly selected coordinators (N=61) responded to a nationwide survey. Results suggested that the roles and functions of these coordinators were quite varied and needed to be better defined. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Students, Disabilities, Higher Education
Persistent Auditory Language Deficits in Adults with Learning Disabilities.
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Blabock, Jane W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1982
Eighty college students with learning disabilities were evaluated via intelligence tests and auditory language tests. In the 63 students with auditory language problems, persistent problems were discovered in discrimination, comprehension, memory, retrieval, sequencing, syntax, formulation, and articulation. The major area of language problems was…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Aural Learning, College Students
Preference for Visual Scanning Strategies versus Phonological Rehearsal in University Students with Reading Disabilities.
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Shafrir, Uri; Siegel, Linda S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
This study with 47 university students having reading disabilities, 15 students with other learning disabilities, and 12 nondisabled readers found that most nondisabled subjects used a phonological rehearsal strategy for words and nonwords, whereas students with reading disabilities consistently used a strategy of visual scanning for these tasks.…
Descriptors: College Students, Decoding (Reading), Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Phonetic Coding and Reading in College Students with and without Learning Disabilities.
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Apthorp, Helen S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
Forty-four university students, of whom 11 had learning disabilities (LD), were tested on tasks requiring multisyllabic pseudoword repetition, oral reading, memory for digits, and vocabulary. In both LD and non-LD groups, significant correlations were found between pseudoword repetition accuracy and reading, suggesting that poor readers also have…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, College Students, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Neuropsychological Differences between College Students with Learning Disabilities and Those with Mild Head Injury.
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Beers, Sue R.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
Thirty-five college students with learning disabilities (LD) and 25 students with a history of mild head injury (MHI) were compared on tests of neuropsychological, psychological, and academic achievement. Students with LD performed poorly on linguistically oriented psychoeducational tests, whereas students with MHI showed cognitive deficits in…
Descriptors: Attention, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Head Injuries