Journal of Learning Disabilities articles from September 2007

Journal of Learning Disabilities archives from September 2007

Learning disabilities and difficulties: an Australian conspectus--introduction to the special series.(Report)
September 1, 2007... As is usually the case, editing a special edition of a highly respected journal is a mixed blessing, especially when the journal articles are solely about a country that is very different from the homeland of the major readership of the...

Learning disabilities: bringing fields and nations together.
September 1, 2007... Students in Australian schools who have experienced learning difficulties in basic school subjects have been of concern for at least the latter half of the 20th century. Initially, the term slow-learning child was commonly used for students who...

Language delays, reading delays, and learning difficulties: interactive elements requiring multidimensional programming.
September 1, 2007... In Australia, teachers have reported that 80% of the students identified as having learning difficulties have problems in learning to read (Louden et al., 2000). Although the identification of the most effective procedures to assist these...

QuickSmart: a basic academic skills intervention for middle school students with learning difficulties.(Report)
September 1, 2007... Students with learning difficulties (LD) in the middle school years typically display slow and effortful performance of basic academic skills in both reading and mathematics. This lack of facility in reading and calculating reflects...

Developing mathematical proficiency in the Australian context: implications for students with learning difficulties.
September 1, 2007... There is a clear expectation within the Australian community that school-age students will achieve levels of numeracy and mathematical competence that empower them to be active members of the community. The Australian federal government has...

Teachers' in-flight thinking in inclusive classrooms.(Report)
September 1, 2007... In Australia, students with learning difficulties have always been part of general education classrooms. Educational provisions such as resource rooms or pullout programs for these students have not generally been part of the Australian...

Learning disabilities in Australian universities: hidden, ignored, and unwelcome.
September 1, 2007... The massification of higher education in Australia, coupled with disability discrimination legislation, has led to increased numbers of students with learning disabilities (LD) enrolling at Australian universities. Higher education institutions...

Innovative programs for improvement in reading through cognitive enhancement: a remediation study of Canadian First Nations children.(Report)
September 1, 2007... Reading development in Aboriginal children is currently a matter of considerable concern, because these children tend to lag behind their same-age peers in the general population (Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, 2005)....

Cognitive characteristics of children with mathematics learning disability (MLD) vary as a function of the cutoff criterion used to define MLD.(Report)
September 1, 2007... Mathematics learning disability (MLD) is estimated to affect between 5% and 8% of school-age children in the United States (Badian, 1983; Geary, 2004) and in other countries, including Israel (Gross-Tsur, Manor, & Shalev, 1996) and India (Ramaa...

Calendar.(learning disabilities; education)(Directory)(Calendar)
September 1, 2007... * OCTOBER 12-13, 2007 Council for Learning Disabilities, 29th International Conference on Learning Disabilities. Myrtle Beach, SC. Contact: 571/258-1010 Web site: http://www .cldinternational.org * OCTOBER 18-20. 2007 Council for...