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Fischer, Kurt W. – Early Education and Development, 2012
The paucity of research on learning and development may seem surprising, but it is a pervasive fact. Research relating brain science to learning and development is even sparser, with scant evidence investigating connections between mind, brain, and education. Indeed one reason for the prevalence of neural myths is that so little research links…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Intimacy, Neurology, Brain
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Swanson, H. Lee – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
In response to articles concerning the author's earlier paper, the paper responds to criticisms concerning contextualism, the role of metatheory, distinctions between basic and applied research, cognitive components and specificity, the science of learning disabilities, neurological indices, model validation, and the nature of learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Models
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Sawyer, Diane J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
This article introduces two conference papers (EC 607 450 and 451) which discuss the link between basic research into brain structure and function and the applied issues of instructional intervention in dyslexia. The papers, based on longitudinal studies at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine (North Carolina), were presented at a Middle Tennessee…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Dyslexia, Intervention
Vaughan, Willard S., Ed. – 1988
The research and development efforts performed by principal investigators under sponsorship of the Office of Naval Research Cognitive and Neural Sciences Division during 1988 are documented. The title, name and affiliation of the principal investigator, project code, contract number, current end date, technical objective, approach, and progress of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Programs
Jordan, Dale R. – 2002
This book aims to interpret recent research on dyslexia into practical information for those who work with individuals with dyslexia. Chapter 1 summarizes new information about how genetic codes determine brian development and how differences in brain structure cause dyslexia. Chapter 2 explains the perceptual and emotional nature of dyslexia.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disability Identification, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia
Capute, Arnold J., Ed.; And Others – 1994
This volume, the proceedings of a 1992 conference, presents 14 papers which take a neuropsychological approach to attention deficit disorder, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, and learning disabilities. Papers have the following titles and authors: "A New Conceptual Model for Dyslexia" (Sally E. Shaywitz et al.);…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Depression (Psychology)