The purpose of this study was to examine the cognitive correlates of 3rd-grade skill in
arithmetic, algorithmic computation, and arithmetic word problems. Third graders (N= 312) …

The purpose of this review was to explore the effectiveness of teaching basic reading skills
to adolescents. Studies that were published in the past 20 years from 1986 to 2006 were …

Now in a revised and updated fourth edition, this accessible text has given over 125,000
preservice and inservice teachers vital tools for systematic reading assessment in grades K …

Purpose Some researchers (FR Vellutino, FM Scanlon, & MS Tanzman, 1994) have argued
that the different domains comprising language (eg, phonology, semantics, and grammar) …

Developmental dyslexia is a neurodevelopmental disorder with a strong genetic basis.
Previous studies observed white matter alterations in the left posterior brain regions in adults …

The purposes of this article are to (a) describe the design features of two longitudinal
studies, the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS) and the National …

Most definitions of learning disabilities (LD) include a qualification that adequate general
education instruction was received and the child with LD did not benefit. Rarely is this tenet …

This study evaluated an alternative method of identifying early reading difficulty. LS Fuchs
and D. Fuchs (1998) proposed that academic problems could be indexed by a dual …

Objectives: Progress has been made in recent years in the provision of amplification and
early intervention for children who are hard of hearing. However, children who use hearing …

Using a mixed-methodology, longitudinal design, individual differences and contextual
factors related to differential response to general education instruction were examined. We …