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Lopes, João A.; Gomes, Cristina; Oliveira, Célia R.; Elliott, Julian G. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2020
Dyslexia is a term widely used to describe reading characterised by problems with the fluent and accurate letter or word recognition. Nevertheless, there is no consensus about the definition, origin, and diagnosis of dyslexia and the term is often used very differently by researchers and practitioners. In many cases, research findings are employed…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Reading Difficulties, Research, Sampling
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Wicherts, Jelte M.; Dolan, Conor V.; van der Maas, Han L. J. – Intelligence, 2010
In this rejoinder, we criticize Lynn and Meisenberg's (this issue) methods to estimate the average IQ (in terms of British norms after correction of the Flynn Effect) of the Black population of sub-Saharan Africa. We argue that their review of the literature is unsystematic, as it involves the inconsistent use of rules to determine the…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Intelligence Quotient, Foreign Countries, Criticism
Kincade, Sharon R.; McBride, Dawn Lorraine – Online Submission, 2009
The overall intention of this project was to enhance awareness, for those involved with persons on the autism spectrum, of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) strategies for treating persons with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The project involved a literature review on autism and the use of CBT strategies for people with autism spectrum disorders…
Descriptors: Autism, Integrity, Social Cognition, Incidence