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Ibrahim Can Yasa; Müge Müzeyyen Çiyiltepe – SAGE Open, 2024
Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a language deficit affecting approximately 7% of the general population and does not associate with any hearing impairment, neurological damage, or mental disorder. In DLD, the complications arise over time due to the learning difficulties experienced, which causes eventual cognitive delay compared to…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Language Impairments, Screening Tests, Young Children
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Grigorenko, Elena L.; Macomber, Donna; Hart, Lesley; Naples, Adam; Chapman, John; Geib, Catherine F.; Chart, Hilary; Tan, Mei; Wolhendler, Baruch; Wagner, Richard – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
The literature has long pointed to heightened frequencies of learning disabilities (LD) within the population of law offenders; however, a systematic appraisal of these observations, careful estimation of these frequencies, and investigation of their correlates and causes have been lacking. Here we present data collected from all youth (1,337…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Juvenile Justice, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Research
Benasich, April A., Ed.; Fitch, R. Holly, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2012
Understanding the precursors and early indicators of dyslexia is key to early identification and effective intervention. Now there's a single research volume that brings together the very latest knowledge on the earliest stages of dyslexia and the diverse genetic, neurobiological, and cognitive factors that may contribute to it. Based on findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings), Animals, Reading Comprehension
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Ailey, Sarah H. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
This study describes the validity and the sensitivity and specificity of depression screening tools among adults with intellectual and disabilities (ID). Subjects (N = 75) were interviewed with the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) and the Glasgow Depression Scale for People with a Learning Disability (GDS-LD) and also completed a clinical…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Depression (Psychology)
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Kirk, Samuel A.; Elkins, John – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1975
One hundred and one children (ages from 3 to 6 years) in a Head Start program were subjects in a procedure using the average deviation from the child's mean scaled score on the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities to determine significant developmental discrepancies. (DB)
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Exceptional Child Research, Identification, Learning Disabilities
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Short, Margaret A.; Fincher, George N. – Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 1983
Development of a screening tool for detecting developmental disabilities and at-risk conditions in younger children is described. Data obtained from this tool are correlated with two other widely used screening instruments. Future research should continue to explore the interrelationship of items on screening instruments to obtain valid and…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Diagnostic Tests, Learning Disabilities, Preschool Education
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Schwartz, Arthur H.; Murphy, Michael W. – Pediatrics, 1975
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Services, Incidence
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Thorpe, Helene S.; Werner, Emmy E. – Pediatrics, 1974
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Examiners, Exceptional Child Services
Anderson, Kent C. – 1985
The Early Prevention of School Failure (EPSF) program developed by Dr. Luceille Werner is presented. The program is designed to identify and remediate developmental deficiencies of four-, five-, and six-year-old children and has been accepted in the National Diffusion Network as a nationally validated program. The main program components are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Curriculum Guides, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Change
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 2000
This report is designed for use by policymakers and practitioners involved in issues of adult education, welfare reform, and employment training programs. The driving concerns of this report are issues associated with Spanish-speaking adults who are at risk for having learning disabilities. The focus on adults is critical, because such issues as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developmental Disabilities, Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification