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Direct linkWang, Li-Chih; Chen, Ji-Kang; Tsai, Huang-Ju – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2022
The present study examined the mediating effect of processing speed on the relationship between state anxiety and reading comprehension in Chinese children with and without reading disabilities (RD). A total of 53 Chinese children with RD and 66 typically developing children were administered cognitive and noncognitive measures. We found that the…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Reading Comprehension, Foreign Countries, Reading Difficulties
Hossain, Bushra; Chen, Yingtong; Bent, Stephen; Parenteau, China; Widjaja, Felicia; Haft, Stephanie L.; Hoeft, Fumiko; Hendren, Robert L. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2022
Prior studies have suggested that grit and resilience predict both academic and career success. However, these qualities have not been examined in children with reading disorder (RD). We therefore investigated whether grit and resilience were associated with anxiety, depression, academic performance, and quality of life (QOL) in these students.…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Persistence, Individual Characteristics, Reading Difficulties
Willcutt, Erik G.; Boada, Richard; Riddle, Margaret W.; Chhabildas, Nomita; DeFries, John C.; Pennington, Bruce F. – Psychological Assessment, 2011
This study evaluated the internal structure and convergent and discriminant evidence for the Colorado Learning Difficulties Questionnaire (CLDQ), a 20-item parent-report rating scale that was developed to provide a brief screening measure for learning difficulties. CLDQ ratings were obtained from parents of children in 2 large community samples…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Reading Difficulties, Learning Problems, Learning Disabilities
Shany, Michal; Wiener, Judith; Feingold, Liat – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
This study investigated the extent to which children's knowledge about reading disabilities, preoccupation with their own reading disability, and anxiety predicted reading comprehension in fifth and sixth grade children with reading disabilities (N = 85). Participants provided rich and accurate information about reading disabilities and the…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Knowledge Level, Disabilities
Mayes, Susan Dickerson; Calhoun, Susan L. – Learning & Individual Differences, 2006
Learning disabilities (LD) are common in clinical disorders, but no study has compared the relative prevalence in referred children with different diagnoses. Our sample comprised 949 children (6 to 16 years). LD percentages were highest for bipolar disorder (79%), ADHD combined type (71%), autism (67%), ADHD inattentive type (66%), and spina…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics, Writing Difficulties
Peer reviewedJohnston, Peter H. – Harvard Educational Review, 1985
Through three case studies of male adults (taped sessions of individual instruction), Johnston examines the psychological and social determinants of reading failure. Unlike theories that focus on neurological or processing deficit explanations, he finds reading disabilities affected by anxiety, maladaptive strategies, conflicting motives, and…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Anxiety, Coping
