The role of language in mathematical development: Evidence from children with specific language impairments [PDF]
, 2007 A sample (n=48) of eight year olds with Specific Language Impairments is compared with age-matched (n=55) and language matched controls (n=55) on a range of tasks designed to test the interdependence of language and mathematical development.
Cowan, Richard +3 more
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Fluency Is Good, but Comprehension Is Better: The Impact of Fluency and Comprehension on Mathematical Word Problem Solving. [PDF]
DyslexiaABSTRACT The impact of fluency and comprehension on mathematical word problem solving is explored using data on fifth‐graders who took part in the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS). The Multiple Deficit Model (MDM) suggests that the impact of fluency and comprehension on mathematical word problem solving should be the same for students ...
Treutlein A.
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Autism: A Function of Neurodiversity? [PDF]
, 2020 In a culture filled with changes and challenges, there is a need to support groups of people with differences. Neurodiversity is a concept where neurological differences are to be recognized and respected as any other human variation.
Murdock, Jan
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Developmental dyscalculia and mathematics anxiety: Large population studies [PDF]
, 2017 I will review our recent projects which examined a cognitive mathematical deficit (developmental dyscalculia) and an emotional block of mathematical performance (mathematics anxiety) in children.
Szucs, Dénes
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Understanding exam access arrangements in practice: Challenges and opportunities
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Secondary students with specific learning difficulties (SpLD) often face challenges with academic tasks, particularly with high‐stakes examinations. Exam access arrangements (EAA) are provided as reasonable adjustments to reduce disadvantage for students with SpLD.
Catherine Antalek +2 more
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State-of-Science review: learning difficulties: SR-D4: Dyscalculia [PDF]
, 2008 Low numeracy skills in general and developmental dyscalculia (DD) in particular constitute a severe handicap. This review examines the causes and behavioural manifestations of numeracy deficits, their neuropsychological correlates and the limits to our
Butterworth, B.
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Developmental dyscalculia and low numeracy in Chinese children [PDF]
, 2013 Children struggle with mathematics for different reasons. Developmental dyscalculia and low numeracy - two kinds of mathematical difficulties - may have their roots, respectively, in poor understanding of exact non-symbolic numerosities and of symbolic ...
Au, Terry K. F. +2 more
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Differences in Immediate and Delayed Suggestibility Among Children With Dyslexia and Controls
Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The primary aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between dyslexia and suggestibility in children, and the extent to which this relationship is accounted for by performance on Word Tasks. Participants comprised 95 children with dyslexia and 109 controls.
Gisli Gudjonsson +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Dyscalculia and working memory deficits in Moroccan children
South African Journal of Childhood EducationBackground: Dyscalculia, a specific learning disorder, impairs number comprehension and arithmetic skills and is often associated with working memory deficits.
Salahddine Zerouali +3 more
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Distinguishing between cognitive explanations of the problem size effect in mental arithmetic via representational similarity analysis of fMRI data [PDF]
, 2019 Not all researchers interested in human behavior remain convinced that modern neuroimaging techniques have much to contribute to distinguishing between competing cognitive models for explaining human behavior, especially if one removes reverse inference ...
De Smedt, Bert +3 more
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