Essays Tagged: "Reading disability"
Is dyslexia a specific form of language impairment?
d as " a specific language based disorder of constitutional origin characterized by difficulties in reading and/or spelling which are unexpected in relation to age and other cognitive abilities" (Bont ... arguments are the fact that the deficits that can be found in dyslexics are varied, it is not just reading and spelling problem, it is clear "that a significant proportion of dyslexics present sensor ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Through the eyes of the dyslex
variable difficulty with different forms of language, often including, in addition to problems with reading, a conspicuous problem with acquiring proficiency in writing and spelling. Based on research ... oks have inappropriately referred to dyslexia as an inability to read. Dyslexia is more then just a reading disability; it is a language communication disability affecting reading, writing, speaking, ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Learning Disabilities
characteristics of learning disabilities. Because LD is often misinterpreted to be synonymous with reading disability or dyslexia, most of the available information concerning learning disabilities r ... lates to reading disabilities, and the majority of the children with LD have their main deficits in reading (Torgenson, 1991). Therefore, the second part of this essay will address the relationship be ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Learning Disabilities
characteristics of learning disabilities. Because LD is often misinterpreted to be synonymous with reading disability or dyslexia, most of the available information concerning learning disabilities r ... lates to reading disabilities, and the majority of the children with LD have their main deficits in reading (Torgenson, 1991). Therefore, the second part of this essay will address the relationship be ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Comorbidity Between Reading Disability and ADHD
Past studies have found that individuals with a reading disability (RD) have a deficit in phonological decoding; a key role in reading development w ... assessment (PA) and other phonological processing account for the majority of cases of those with a reading disability. Studies show that individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADH ... r to be inattentive or hyperactive in the classroom because of frustration elicited by difficulties reading…" (159). In this study, measures of executive functioning and phoneme awareness were ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders
Learning Disabilities
ing certain skills despite having at least average intelligence. The skills most often affected are reading, writing, listening, speaking, reasoning, and doing math.The legal definition of learning di ... y stages of development is greater in low-income communities.The most common learning disability is reading disability, especially phonological skills, which involve understanding how sounds and lette ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness