Effectiveness of an Adaptive Spelling TrainingAbstract.Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an adaptive spelling training in children with comparatively poor spelling ...
On Additivity of Cognitive Deficit Profiles in Children with Comorbid Learning DisordersAbstract.Introduction: Current literature describes cognitive profiles of children with comorbid learning disabilities (...
Functional Illiteracy in Germany – Size, Causes, InterventionsAbstract. Low-literate adults who attended school but either did not complete their education or, for a variety of reasons, did complete it without ...
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 ...
Prevention of dyslexia: long-term effects on literacy acquisition of a preschool intervention in children at riskAbstract.Objective: The present study evaluates the long-term effects of a preschool training stimulating ...
Abstract. Although previous studies revealed evidence about the relationship between morphological competences and spelling abilities, only few studies investigated the specific role of morphological knowledge in spelling ...
Reading development in children. Cognitive preconditions and risk factorsAbstract. This narrative review addresses the complex operation of reading acquisition. Focusing on empirical research and meta-analytic insights, early reading ...
5-year course of dyslexia – Persistence, sex effects, performance in reading and spelling, and school-related successAbstract.Objective: The study examines the 5-year course of children with dyslexia with regard ...
Cognitive Abilities and Literacy: The Role of Intelligence in Reading SkillsAbstract. The present study aims to explore the relationship between cognitive abilities and reading skills in children and adolescents. Significant correlations have been found ...
Attention and reading performance in children with ADHD, reading disorder and the combined condition Abstract. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Dyslexia co-occur more often than expected by ...
Development of parent’s judgment of behavioral problems from kindergarten to second grade in children dependent on their reading performance: First results of a longitudinal studyAbstract. The development of ...
Abstract. Dyslexia is a phenomenon for which the brain correlates have been studied since the beginning of the 20th century. Simultaneously, the field of education has also been studying dyslexia and its remediation, mainly through ...
In-school intervention for children with difficulties in reading and writing through external learning therapistsAbstract.Background: A serious amount of all primary school children in Germany seems to have difficulties in basic reading and writing ...
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 ...
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 ...
Group-Based Training for Parents of Children with Dyslexia: Parent Satisfaction and Subjective EffectivenessAbstract.Background: Children with dyslexia show a variety of comorbid disorders like behavior and adaptive disorders, hyperkinetic and anxiety ...
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 ...
Parent participation in the treatment of dyslexic children – the results of a paper-pencil questionnaireObjective: This study examined the degree and manner of involving parents in the treatment of dyslexic children. The study also identified therapeutic ...
Exekutive Funktionen (EF) sind kognitive Steuerungsmechanismen, die zielgerichtetes Verhalten ermöglichen. EF werden sowohl im Alltag als auch beim Lernen benötigt und stellen in der Diagnostik eine wichtige Beschreibungsdimension dar. Exekutive ...
Kognitive Subtypen von Entwicklungsdyslexie können Defizite vor allem in der Phonologie oder der visuell-räumlichen Aufmerksamkeit haben, die mit hirnfunktionellen Unterschieden zu Normallesern einhergehen. Die subtypenspezifische Aktivierungsänderung ...