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Peer reviewedJimenez, Juan E.; Siegel, Linda S.; Lopez, Mercedes Rodrigo – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
A study examined the role of intelligence in the definition of reading disabilities in languages with different orthographic systems. The study included 94 Spanish children and 157 English-speaking Canadian children and found significant differences between the languages when reading performances was analyzed as a function of verbal IQ scores.…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Quotient
