Automatic Activation of Subvocal Rehearsal in Phonological Working Memory in Children and Adults with Learning DisabilitiesSummary: Recently, Hasselhorn and Mähler (2002) demonstrated that children with learning disabilities in contrast to younger and ...
Interdependencies Among Mathematics, Reading and Spelling Skills in Young Elementary School ChildrenSummary: The present study investigated the issue whether deficiencies in mathematics and reading/spelling are isolated phenomena, that is, only rarely co-...
Much Ado about Learning Disabilities. How to Keep a Debate Going.Abstract. Learning disabilities (LD) are typically defined in a categorical classification system. Shortcomings of such a model are discussed first. Afterwards, cognitive processes ...
Diagnosis of specific learning disorders – time to rethinkAbstract. For about one third of all primary school children learning difficulties in acquiring reading, writing, or mathematical competencies are part of their ...
Abstract. Learning disability (LD) is a term frequently used to describe neurological disorders affecting academic and school performance. Although often applied, this term is not precisely defined. While the new DSM-V has substantially redefined LD, ...
The comorbidity of learning difficulties and ADHD symptoms in primary-school-age childrenChildren having difficulties in acquiring early literacy and mathematical skills often show an increased rate of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. This ...
Trends and Fields of Application in Clinical Child PsychologyAbstract: In many different areas of the still new discipline of clinical psychology considerable progress has been made. Developmental and intelligence diagnostic, support/care of chronically ...
Exam Anxiety, School Achievement and Quality of Life in Third and Sixth Grade StudentsBackground: Learning disabilities are frequently associated with school-related anxiety in both children (Meyer, 2000) and adults (Ashcraft & Kirk, 2001; Eysenck et al.,...
Nachteile im Aufbau und Abruf basalen arithmetischen Faktenwissens (zum Beispiel der Summe zweier Ziffern) bilden ein zentrales Merkmal bei Kindern mit Rechenschwäche. Die vorliegende Studie verfolgt das Ziel, die reduzierte Verfügbarkeit basalen ...
Zusammenfassung. Es werden Befunde und neue Ansätze zu folgenden Bereichen ausgeführt: Prävalenz, Ursachen, Diagnostik, Förderung und Therapie bei Legasthenie und Dyskalkulie. Auf die ungünstige Entwicklungsprognose beim Vorliegen solcher Störungen wird ...
Development and Validation of a Questionnaire for Measuring Multiple Facets of Self-Concept of Students at Special Schools (Area of Learning) and from Regular School TypesAbstract. The present paper describes the ...
Does learning disability make a difference regarding the structure of working memory in children?Abstract. 245 children from Grade 1 to Grade 4 were administered an extensive test battery for the assessment of phonological, visual-spatial, and central-...
Zusammenfassung. Die vorliegende Studie geht der Frage nach, ob Kinder mit Minderleistungen im Lesen, Rechtschreiben und/oder Rechnen von sozio-emotionalen Auffälligkeiten betroffen sind. Dabei wird unterschieden, ob bei diesen Kindern eine Lernstörung (...
Zusammenfassung. Um die Effektivität einer mathematischen Fördermaßnahme zu untersuchen, wurden an 6 Lernhilfeschulen 87 Kinder im Alter von 7 bis 11.5 Jahren im Hinblick auf ihre mathematischen Basiskompetenzen vorgetestet. Anhand dieser Vortestwerte ...
Nonverbal learning disabilities: An unspecific or useful classification?The nonverbal learning disability is regarded as a subtype of learning disabilities. In Canada and the United States this subtype has already gained importance for clinical work with ...
Learning disabilities and attention deficit disordersThis paper provides an introduction to the special issue on learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders in children. Initially, the authors sketch the current state of research on these types ...
Behavior problems in children with isolated and combined learning deficienciesThe aim of the current study was to investigate and characterize the correlation between learning deficiencies and behavior problems. Out of a sample of N = 929 second graders, ...
Models underlying diagnostic assessment of learning disabilities are seldom explained and discussed. More often too, those assessments are offered without empirical support. The goal of the current paper is to reflect on the diagnostic assessment of ...
The purpose of this study was to examine the differences between learning-disabled (LD) and non-learning-disabled (non-LD) students on the Rorschach inkblot test to help determine how differently the two groups process information. Using the cognitive ...