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Effects of Verbal Labeling on Visual Recall with Reading Disabled Subgroups.
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Hatt, Clifford V.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Effects of learning names for random nonsense shapes prior to a probe-type serial-recall task were investigated in disabled readers. No differences among reading groups on recall strength of primary recall were found, suggesting similar verbal skills. (Author)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties
Taxonomic Separation of Attention Deficit Disorders and Developmental Reading Disorders.
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Dalby, J. Thomas – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1985
The behavior ratings and psychometric profiles of children with attention deficit disorders (ADD) and children with developmental reading disorders (DRD) were compared. DRD children were more impaired in academic attainment and showed evidence of qualitative disturbances in reading and spelling. ADD children showed no qualitative reading or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Behavior Disorders
The Double-Deficit Theory of Reading Disability Does Not Fit All.
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Ackerman, Peggy T.; Holloway, Carol A.; Youngdahl, Patricia L.; Dykman, Roscoe A. – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2001
The double-deficit theory of reading disabilities (RD) was examined in 56 children with reading disabilities and 45 controls (ages 8-11). Students differed on all phonological analysis tasks and rapid naming of digits and letters, but also differed on orthographic tasks, attention ratings, arithmetic achievement, and all WISC-III factors except…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Elementary Education, Intelligence Differences, Learning Disabilities
Discriminant Reaction Time as a Measure of Attention in the Reading Disabled Child.
Culbert, James P. – 1982
A study was conducted to determine if attentional difficulties would be found in reading disabled children and to discover if increasing the complexity of a task would result in a relative decrease in the performance of the children. Twelve dyslexic boys, aged eight and nine, and 12 normal subjects similar in age and IQ participated in the study.…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Computer Assisted Testing, Dyslexia, Elementary Education
Effect of Attentional State on Frequency Discrimination: A Comparison of Children with ADHD on and off Medication
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Sutcliffe, Paul A.; Bishop, Dorothy V. M.; Houghton, Stephen; Taylor, Myra – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2006
Debate continues over the hypothesis that children with language or literacy difficulties have a genuine auditory processing deficit. Several recent studies have reported deficits in frequency discrimination (FD), but it is unclear whether these are genuine perceptual impairments or reflective of the comorbid attentional problems that exist in…
Descriptors: Stimulants, Auditory Discrimination, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity
Sex and Group Differences in Reading and Attention Disordered Children with and without Hyperkinesis.
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Ackerman, Peggy T.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
Four groups of 7- to 10-year-old girls (N=37), who were either (1) hyperactive, (2) reading disabled, (3) hyperactive and reading disabled, or (4) solely attention disordered, were contrasted with male counterparts on measures of intelligence, achievement, personality, and cognitive style. Among findings were significant sex differences across…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Cognitive Style
The Use of Theatre as an Instructional Strategy in the Content Areas for Students with Reading and Learning Disabilities
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Beyda, Sandra D. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2003
Theatre is a powerful tool for organizing one's experience. It is an instructional technique that motivates students as they seek to understand and communicate their learning. This article provides a foundation for using theatre as a learning strategy in the content areas for students with reading and learning disabilities, using metacognition as…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies