Journal of Learning Disabilities articles from March 1999

Journal of Learning Disabilities archives from March 1999

Effectiveness of the MASTER Program for Teaching Special Children Multiplication and Division.
March 1, 1999... Abstract In this study, the utility of a Mathematics Strategy Training for Educational Remediation (MASTER) program, (Van Luit, Kaskens, & Van der Krol, 1993) was examined. The effectiveness of the program, designed to encourage strategy...

Stability of Arithmetic Disability Subtypes.
March 1, 1999... Abstract Cross-sectional research has identified subtypes of children with learning disabilities who may have distinctive cognitive ability patterns. This study examined the stability over 19 months of academic subtyping classifications...

Not All Reading Disabilities Are Alike.
March 1, 1999... Abstract In this article, reading disability is defined broadly to refer to below-average achievement in reading comprehension as assessed by a standardized test. With our research we tried to answer the question of whether all children...

Reading Disability Defined as a Discrepancy Between Listening and Reading Comprehension: A Longitudinal Study of Stability, Gender Differences, and Prevalence.
March 1, 1999... The purpose of this study was to determine whether defining reading disability by a discrepancy between group-administered tests of listening and reading comprehension would produce result similar in terms of stability, gender ratio, and...

Central Auditory Processing Ability in Children with ADHD With and Without Learning Disabilities.
March 1, 1999... The hyperactive disorder is one of the most common childhood psychological disorders. It is referred to as "Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity" (ADD-H) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition...

Neuropsychological and Behavioral Assessment of ADHD in Seven- to Twelve-Year-Old Children: A Discriminant Analysis.
March 1, 1999... Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a cognitive and behavioral disorder characterized by three core symptoms: Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. The third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental...

The Balance Model of Dyslexia and Remedial Training: An Evaluative Study.
March 1, 1999... Bakker's (1983, 1990, 1992) "balance model" is a two-subtype neuropsychological model of dyslexia and reading development positing that the relative participation of left-and right-hemisphere functions alters during the developmental process of...