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Burny, Elise; Valcke, Martin; Desoete, Annemie – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Recent studies have shown that children with mathematics difficulties (MD) have weaknesses in multiple areas of mathematics. Andersson, for example, recently found that children with MD perform significantly worse than other children on clock reading tasks. The present study builds on this recent finding and aims at a more profound understanding…
Descriptors: Memory, Reading Ability, Mathematical Aptitude, Mathematics Achievement
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Bayliss, Janet; Livesey, P. J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1985
Two studies involved 21 reading disabled elementary students grouped as either dysphonetics (characterized by nonphonetic spelling errors) or dyseidetic readers (characterized by spelling words according to sound rather than appearance). Cognitive strategy differences were noted in visual sequential memory. Findings emphasized the importance of an…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Dyslexia, Eidetic Imagery
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van Daal, Victor H. P.; van der Leij, Aryan – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
This study with 28 Netherlands children (mean age 9 years, 7 months) with written language disorders found that copying words from the computer screen resulted in significantly fewer spelling errors on the posttest than writing words from memory and that both these forms of practice led to fewer spelling errors than only reading the words.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Drills (Practice), Elementary Education, Error Patterns