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Reasonable Accommodations on the Bar Exam: Leveling the Playing Field or Providing an Unfair Advantage? [PDF]

, 2013
If you ask law students what they think about examination accommodations provided to students with disabilities, including learning disabilities, most students will tell you that it is unfair that some students get more time to take an examination.
Foster, Amanda M.
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Arithmetic and reading skills mediate the link between math and reading anxiety and word problem solving

Scientific Reports
Children’s ability to solve arithmetic word problems (AWP), which require integrating mathematical and linguistic information, has been associated with academic achievement and future life outcomes.
Dana Tal, Shahar Dotan, Michal Ben-Yair, Tami Katzir, Orly Rubinsten   +4 more
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The Effect of Font Size on Children’s Memory and Metamemory

Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
Recently, there has been a growing interest in the effect of perceptual features of learning materials on adults’ memory and metamemory. Previous studies consistently have found that adults use font size as a cue when monitoring their learning, judging ...
Vered Halamish, Hila Nachman, Tami Katzir   +2 more
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Long‐Term Follow‐Up of Chemotherapy‐Associated Biological Aging in Women With Early Breast Cancer

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Women threated with adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer have sustained long‐term increase in p16INK4a,, a robust marker of cell senescence, suggesting a chemotherapy‐associated age acceleration. p16INK4a as well as other biomarkers may identify patients at greatest risk for senescence‐related diseases of aging.
Hyman B. Muss, Alexis C. Wardell, Allison M. Deal, Kirsten A. Nyrop, Allison Ross, Yara G. Abdou, Jeffrey D. Aldrich, Lisa A. Cary, E. Claire Dees, Katherine E. Reeder‐Hayes, Emily M. Ray, Natalia Mitin, Denis Tsygankov   +12 more
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Effects of reduced exposure to societal language on vocabulary and morphological knowledge of bilingual children

Language Development Research
Children’s vocabulary and morphological knowledge both arise from exposure to their surrounding language, albeit through different learning mechanisms. Vocabulary is driven mostly by exposure to specific words, namely token exposure, whereas knowledge of
Anat Prior, Gal Pedael
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A Framework for Studying the Heterogeneity of Risk Factors in Math Anxiety

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2018
Math anxiety is a prevalent disorder which affects many people worldwide. Here, we draw together ample evidence to suggest a dynamic developmental bio-psycho-social model. The model highlights the complex pathways towards the development of math anxiety,
Orly Rubinsten, Orly Rubinsten, Hadas Marciano, Hadas Marciano, Hili Eidlin Levy, Hili Eidlin Levy, Lital Daches Cohen, Lital Daches Cohen   +7 more
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Wechsler Scale Intelligence Testing in Males with Dystrophinopathies: A Review and Meta-Analysis

Brain Sciences, 2022
Background: Intelligence scores in males with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) remain a major issue in clinical practice.
Pien M. M. Weerkamp, Eva M. Mol, Dirk J. J. Sweere, Debby G. M. Schrans, R. Jeroen Vermeulen, Sylvia Klinkenberg, Petra P. M. Hurks, Jos G. M. Hendriksen   +7 more
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Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) in a Patient With Compound Heterozygous OPA1 Variants: Case Report and Literature Review

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi, Lara Basovic, Christopher Michael McGraw   +2 more
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Effects of Increased Letter Spacing on Digital Text Reading Comprehension, Calibration, and Preferences in Young Readers

Education Sciences
In educational technology environments, the ability to customize digital text presentation offers opportunities to enhance learning experiences through typographical adjustments.
Shahar Dotan, Tami Katzir
doaj   +1 more source

Tapping Employment Opportunities for Youth with Disabilities by Engaging Effectively with Employers [PDF]

, 2002
Early exposure to the workplace can improve the employment outcomes for persons with disabilities by enabling youth to develop employment skills and identify a career direction.
Marianne Mooney, Richard G. Luecking
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