NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
The Type III Error and Other Concerns in Learning Disability Research.
Mather, Nancy; Kirk, Samuel A. – Learning Disabilities Research, 1985
Although research results generally fail to confirm a consistent relationship between reading performance and visual perception, auditory perception, or modality preference, clinical observations and teachers' opinions suggest the presence of such a relationship. The article reviews the research and suggests factors, including asking the wrong…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Learning Modalities, Perceptual Development, Reading Ability
A Critique of the Application of Sensory Integration Therapy to Children with Learning Disabilities.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hoehn, Theodore P.; Baumeister, Alfred A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
This article critically examines issues of whether children with learning disabilities differentially exhibit concomitant problems in sensory integration (SI) and whether such children are helped by SI therapy. It concludes that research findings indicate that SI therapy is not merely unproven but a demonstrably ineffective remedial treatment for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Outcomes of Treatment
Perceptual Training, The State of the Art.
Frostig, Marianne – 1978
The author discusses the role of perceptual training in the education of young perceptually handicapped children. Distinctions are drawn between perception and awareness, and the necessity of stimulation to encourage infant and child learning is emphasized. Commonalities between perception and learning are underscored. The author stresses that…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods, Infants, Learning Disabilities
Neuropsychological Contributions to Education.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Frostig, Marianne; Maslow, Phyllis – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979
The paper deals with the effects of general experiences and specific educational practices on the structure and functioning of the central nervous system. (CL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Learning Disabilities, Memory, Motivation
Artistic Expression through Exposure to the Right Brain Mode and Corresponding Relationship to the Learning Disabled.
Nutter, Susann C. – 1983
Research on hemispheric mode functioning indicates that some connections exist between learning disabilities (LD) and right-mode dominance, which suggests that instruction should be offered to develop right hemispheric (spatial perception) abilities in LD persons. The influence on student drawing of the right-left hemispheric shift during reading…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Elementary Secondary Education, Freehand Drawing
The Relationship Between Reading and Selected Characteristics of Children with Learning Disabilities and Advantages and Disadvantages of Four Reading Approaches As They Relate to Learning Disabled Children: A Review of the Literature.
Hoover, John J. – 1978
The thesis presents a literature review of selected characteristics of learning disabled children and the relationship between these characteristics and reading. Thirty-three characteristics are discussed, divided into three categories: selected cognitive abilities, speech and language development, and selected behavioral and emotional-social…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Language Ability, Language Acquisition