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Cunningham, Rhonda Phillips – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Research has suggested many children with learning disabilities (LD) have deficits in working memory (WM) that hinder their academic achievement. Cogmed RM, a computerized intervention, uses adaptive training over 25 sessions and has shown efficacy in improving WM in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and a variety of…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Short Term Memory, Academic Achievement, Children
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Ennis-Cole, Demetria; Parkman, Cheryl – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2012
Autism is a Spectrum of Disorders (ASD) that affects 1 in 88 children. The issues and decisions parents face are almost insurmountable depending on the child's diagnosis, available interventions, the knowledge of parents, proximity to professionals and interventions, financial resources, and the individual needs of the child. There is no cure for…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Child Rearing, Parent Attitudes
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
"Read Naturally" is designed to improve reading fluency using a combination of books, audio-tapes, and computer software. This program includes three main strategies: repeated reading of English text for oral reading fluency development, teacher modeling of story reading, and systematic monitoring of student progress by teachers.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Story Reading, Reading Fluency, Second Language Learning