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Adaptation of a Screening Test for Bilingual and Bidialectal Populations.
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Norris, Marylee K.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1989
An adaptation of the Hannah-Gardner Test of Verbal and Nonverbal Language Functioning was developed to be used in screening the language skills of 540 low-income Black, English-dominant Hispanic, and Anglo preschool children. The procedures used to calculate local norms and other issues involved in screening minority populations are discussed.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Handicap Identification, Learning Disabilities, Limited English Speaking
Gender Differences in Cognitive Abilities of Learning-Disabled Females and Males.
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Vogel, Susan A.; Walsh, Patricia C. – Annals of Dyslexia, 1987
Gender differences in level and pattern of cognitive abilities were examined in 49 learning-disabled college students. Females were stronger in visual-motor abilities and verbal conceptualization, whereas the males' highest abilities were nonverbal visual-spatial. Both groups showed weaknesses in memory for digits and factual knowledge and in…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests