NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20250
Since 20240
Since 2021 (last 5 years)0
Since 2016 (last 10 years)3
Since 2006 (last 20 years)6
Descriptor
Statistical Analysis6
Learning Disabilities5
Achievement Tests3
Children3
Executive Function3
Intelligence Tests3
Academic Achievement2
Adolescents2
Comparative Analysis2
Elementary School Students2
Mathematics Achievement2
Parents2
Rating Scales2
Short Term Memory2
Accessibility (for Disabled)1
Achievement Gap1
African American Students1
Alphabets1
Aptitude Tests1
Attention Deficit…1
Best Practices1
Caregivers1
Case Studies1
Change Strategies1
Check Lists1
More ▼
Source
Learning Disabilities: A…6
Author
Abbott, Robert D.1
Barnett, Anna L.1
Bellows, Alison1
Berninger, Virginia1
Carey, Lisa1
Carmichael, Jessica A.1
Celinska, Dorota1
Drefs, Michelle A.1
Fiorello, Catherine A.1
Fraccaro, Rebecca L.1
Henderson, Sheila1
Holland, Sara1
Jacobson, Lisa1
Koriakin, Taylor1
Kubas, Hanna A.1
Mahone, E. Mark1
Manuel, Nancy1
Maricle, Denise E.1
Miller, Daniel C.1
Nielsen, Kathleen1
Poole, Jennifer M.1
Pritchard, Alison Esposito1
Schmid, Amy D.1
Smith, Theodore Scott1
Stokes, Billy R.1
More ▼
Publication Type
Journal Articles6
Reports - Research6
Education Level
Elementary Education2
Elementary Secondary Education1
Grade 41
Audience
Location
Canada1
Illinois1
Maryland1
United States1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
Wechsler Intelligence Scale…3
Woodcock Johnson Tests of…3
Stanford Binet Intelligence…1
Wechsler Individual…1
Wechsler Intelligence Scales…1
Wide Range Achievement Test1
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Academic Testing Accommodations for ADHD: Do They Help?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pritchard, Alison Esposito; Koriakin, Taylor; Carey, Lisa; Bellows, Alison; Jacobson, Lisa; Mahone, E. Mark – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2016
This study investigated the effectiveness of five commonly administered academic testing accommodations on reading and math performance in children with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). A total of 96 parents of 3rd-8th grade students with ADHD participated. More than half of the sample also had parent-reported learning difficulties…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Testing Accommodations, Learning Disabilities, Elementary School Students
Academic Achievement and Memory Differences among Specific Learning Disabilities Subtypes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Carmichael, Jessica A.; Fraccaro, Rebecca L.; Miller, Daniel C.; Maricle, Denise E. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
Reading, writing, and math are academic skills involving a number of different executive functions, particularly working memory. Children with specific learning disabilities (SLD) may present myriad academic difficulties, depending on their specific area(s) of processing weakness. is study examined differences in academic achievement and working…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Memory, Learning Disabilities, Executive Function
Cognitive and Academic Profiles Associated with Math Disability Subtypes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kubas, Hanna A.; Schmid, Amy D.; Drefs, Michelle A.; Poole, Jennifer M.; Holland, Sara; Fiorello, Catherine A. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
Children with math disabilities (MD) represent a heterogeneous group and often display deficits in one or more cognitive domains. Math proficiency requires a number of different cognitive processes, including quantitative knowledge, working memory, processing speed, fluid reasoning, and executive functions. Assessment practices that do not address…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Learning Disabilities
Personal Narratives of African American Students with Learning Disabilities: Challenging "Privileged" Patterns?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Celinska, Dorota – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2018
Overrepresentation of African American students in special education has been related to the unfavorable academic outcomes and achievement gap for these students. In a search for a comprehensive account of the roots of these perpetuating concerns, narrative skills are of importance because of their relation to reading achievement and school…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, African American Students, Learning Disabilities
Movement Issues Identified in Movement ABC2 Checklist Parent Ratings for Students with Persisting Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, and OWL LD and Typical Literacy Learners
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Nielsen, Kathleen; Henderson, Sheila; Barnett, Anna L.; Abbott, Robert D.; Berninger, Virginia – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2018
Movement, which draws on motor skills and executive functions for managing them, plays an important role in literacy learning (e.g., movement of mouth during oral reading and movement of hand and fingers during writing); but relatively little research has focused on movement skills in students with specific learning disabilities as the current…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Psychomotor Skills, Movement Education
Comparisons of High School Graduation Rates of Students with Disabilities and Their Peers in Twelve Southern States
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Smith, Theodore Scott; Manuel, Nancy; Stokes, Billy R. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study compared differences in diploma and graduation dropout rates among students with and without disabilities, analyzed differences in various graduation-types by disabilities, and offered recommendations to improve graduation rates through evidence-based practices. The geographic catchment area of this study was limited to twelve Southern…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evidence, Outcomes of Education, Geographic Regions