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Proverb Comprehension as a Function of Reading Proficiency in Preadolescents.
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Nippold, Marilyn A.; Allen, Melissa M.; Kirsch, Dixon I. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2001
Proverb comprehension through reading was examined in 42 preadolescent students, 24 of whom were identified as "proficient readers," and 18 as "less proficient readers." Comprehension on both unfamiliar concrete and abstract proverbs was associated with reading proficiency, word knowledge, and analogical reasoning. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Comprehension, Middle Schools, Preadolescents
Interpretation of Facial Expressions of Affect in Children with Learning Disabilities with Verbal or Nonverbal Deficits.
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Dimitrovsky, Lilly; Spector, Hedva; Levy-Shiff, Rachel; Vakil, Eli – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
The ability to identify six facial expressions was studied in 48 nondisabled children and 76 children with learning disabilities (LD) ages 9 through 12. Overall, the nondisabled group had better interpretive ability. Among LD children, those with verbal deficits had better ability than either those with nonverbal deficits and or those with both…
Descriptors: Children, Comprehension, Facial Expressions, Learning Disabilities
Televised Literacy Curriculum in Action: A Long-Term Study.
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Baron, Lois J. – Journal of Educational Television, 1985
Describes a media literacy project that provided fifth graders with a hands-on approach to study of television form and nature of message transmission to improve their understanding of media-related concepts. Results of a media literacy test reveal course participants performed significantly better than the control group. (MBR)
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Comprehension, Critical Thinking