Groundbreaking research opens a new chapter in the Nature vs. Nurture debate The 2010
smash hit arrives in mass-market paperback! Turning conventional thinking about gender …

Males are more likely than females to be identified as having reading difficulties, but it is
unclear if this is a result of sample ascertainment or identification bias. The purpose of this …

This study assesses the prevalence of combined reading and arithmetic disabilities in 799
Dutch schoolchildren using st dardized school achievement tests. Scores of arithmetic, word …

Dyslexia, or a reading disability, occurs when an individual has significant difficulty with
speed and accuracy of word decoding. Comprehension of text and spelling are also …

Defining mathematical learning disabilities (MLD) is no easy task. This chapter is a summary
of the challenges of defining MLD. Although I do not present an exhaustive list of the …

Reading impairment is more common in males, but the magnitude and origin of this gender
difference are debated. In a large-scale study of reading impairment among 491,103 …

Background Reading difficulties (RDs) and behaviour problems (BPs) are two common
childhood problems that have a high degree of stability and often negatively affect well …

There has been growing concern as to the mental health status of persons with learning
disabilities (PWLD). This study examined rates of mental health problems among PWLD …

A Canadian context for the diagnosis of students with specific learning disabilities (LD) was
investigated in the present literature review. A systematic review of the literature was …

Four hundred and ninety-five Japanese primary-school children aged from 8 (Grade-2) to 12
(Grade-6) were tested for their abilities to read/write in Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji, for …