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Fox, Allison M.; Reid, Corinne L.; Anderson, Mike; Richardson, Cassandra; Bishop, Dorothy V. M. – Developmental Science, 2012
According to the rapid auditory processing theory, the ability to parse incoming auditory information underpins learning of oral and written language. There is wide variation in this low-level perceptual ability, which appears to follow a protracted developmental course. We studied the development of rapid auditory processing using event-related…
Descriptors: Intervals, Written Language, Oral Language, Correlation
Hughes, Selma; Brewer, Jeanne – 1985
The paper provides an overview of issues in postsecondary education programing for adults and adolescents with learning disabilities. Information provided is derived from a literature review and research and clinical experience. Definitional distinctions between learning disabled (LD) and underachieving students are noted and characteristics (both…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Learning Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Program Development
Edelsky, Carole; Hudelson, Sarah – 1989
This document presents the view that for teaching and learning written language, teachers and students in bilingual education programs must have autonomy and must be able to appropriately account for local conditions. Upper-level government policies should be broad, non-specific, and linked to appropriate general goals. Diverse and complex local…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Policy, Language Acquisition, Language Role
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Berninger, Virginia W.; Abbott, Robert D.; Abbott, Sylvia P.; Graham, Steve; Richards, Todd – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2002
Four approaches to the investigation of connections between language by hand and language by eye are described and illustrated with studies from a decade-long research program. The four approaches support a model in which language by hand and language by eye are separate systems that interact in predictable ways. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Decoding (Reading), Etiology
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Yoshinaga-Itano, Christine; And Others – Volta Review, 1996
Discusses three studies: (1) the effectiveness of semantic analyses of written narratives of students with hearing losses in determining language ability; (2) written-language characteristics of writers matched by reading abilities alone and matched by reading ability and age; and (3) written-language characteristics of writers with hearing…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
DePompei, Roberta; Blosser, Jean L. – 1987
Intended for special educators and administrators, the paper addresses the educational implications of closed head injury in children. Characteristics of head injured students are noted, including previous successful experiences in social and academic settings, inconsistent performance patterns, and cognitive deficits which are present as in other…
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Behavior Patterns, Class Activities, Cognitive Development