Learning disorders: An unavoidable fate?Abstract. Approximately a third of all children in Germany experience particular learning difficulties during primary schooling, with respect to the acquisition of reading, ...
Abstract.Background: Poor numeracy and numerical learning problems are very common in our society and present serious obstacles in daily live, school or professional success. Accordingly, the goal of this study was ...
Learning disabilities: diagnostic and interventionAbstract. Extensive diagnostics are essential for the detection of learning disorders. In order to be able to detect deviations in school achievement, standardized ...
Dyscalculia diagnosis and treatment: Are we measuring what we want to improve?Abstract. The growing interest in mathematical learning difficulties or dyscalculia has led to a steady increase in available literature for both the diagnosis and remediation ...
Differential diagnosis of primary and secondary mathematical learning disability – indications from the dyscalculia test Basis-Math 4–8 Abstract. Studies in children with AD(H)D without mathematical learning ...
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 ...
Numeracy and Finger Gnosis in Primary School Children: Is there a Relationship?Abstract.Background: Children often automatically use their fingers to help them counting and calculating. The use of fingers allows solving math problems by counting, ...
Specific learning disabilities – from DSM-IV to DSM-5The publication of the DSM-5 means changes in the classification and recommendations for diagnosis of specific learning disabilities. Dyslexia and dyscalculia have been reintroduced into the DSM. Three ...
Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of dyscalculiaChildren with dyscalculia show deficits in basic numerical processing which cause difficulties in the acquisition of mathematical skills. This article provides an overview of current research findings ...
Laut ICD-10 und DSM-IV-TR muss für die Diagnose einer Dyskalkulie eine Diskrepanz zwischen der allgemeinen kognitiven Leistungsfähigkeit und der tatsächlichen oder vorhergesagten Leistung in einem Mathematiktest vorliegen. Diese Definition impliziert, ...
Zusammenfassung: Laut den beiden großen internationalen Klassifikationssystemen psychischer Störungen, ICD-10 und DSM-IV-TR, muss zur Diagnose einer Dyskalkulie oder Legasthenie u. a. eine Diskrepanz zwischen der auf Grund allgemeiner kognitiver Leistung ...
Effective treatment of children with poor math abilities: Results of a meta-analysisChildren with poor mathematical abilities experience difficulties in many every-day situations. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to systematically summarize ...
Extended AbstractMathematical Learning Disabilities: a Critical Examination of Diagnostic Concepts, Classification Systems and Diagnostic Instruments, with Particular Consideration of Older StudentsBackground: Recent years have seen a welcome increase ...
Extended abstractNeurocognitive Foundations of Typical and Atypical Number DevelopmentBackground: The acquisition of basic mathematical abilities represents an essential component of leading a successful and healthy life in modern societies. While the ...
Extended abstractChildren with Developmental Dyscalculia Focus Spontaneously Less on NumerositiesChildren differ in how much they spontaneously pay attention to quantitative aspects in their surroundings. The tendency to Spontaneously Focus On ...
Neurocognitive correlates of dyscalculiaVarious potential determinants of dyscalculia on the cognitive as well as on the neural level are presented. Findings concerning approximate quantity representations, basic visual mechanisms for capturing ...
A psychometric analysis of the ZAREKI-R using Rasch-modelsAbstract. The Neuropsychological Test Battery for Number Processing and Calculation in Children (ZAREKI-R; von Aster, Weinhold & Horn, 2006) is a test for the assessment of dyscalculia. It was ...
Is a specific disorder of arithmetic skills as common as reading/spelling disorder?Background: Referring to the prevalence rates of learning disorders in the research literature, the numbers of mathematics disorder and reading/spelling disorder are often ...
German version of the math anxiety questionnaire (FRA) for 6- to 9-year-old childrenSummary: Math anxiety is a relatively frequent phenomenon and often related to dyscalculia. Thus, a standardised instrument to detect math anxiety as early as possible ...
Learning disabilities: A critical sketch on epidemiologyAbstract. The present review of epidemiological studies on the prevalence and stability of dyslexia and/or dyscalculia reveals that dyslexia is more frequently observed than dyscalculia. The ...