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Direct linkMartins, Ana Paula Loucao; Correia, Luis de Miranda; Hallahan, Daniel P. – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2012
In this article we present findings of a study that was conducted with the purpose of deepening the knowledge about the field of learning difficulties in Portugal. Therefore, within these findings we will discuss across several cultural boundaries, themes related with the existence of learning difficulties as a construct, the terminology, the…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Student Participation, Foreign Countries, School Support
Skues, Jason L.; Cunningham, Everarda G. – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2011
Learning disabilities (LDs) are associated with underachievement in one or more areas such as reading, spelling, writing and/or mathematics. In general, it is assumed that LDs are neurological in origin, permanent in nature and resistant to intervention. Moreover, LDs are not considered the result of intellectual, physical or sensory disabilities,…
Descriptors: Incidence, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities, Identification
Reynolds, Meree; Wheldall, Kevin; Madelaine, Alison – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2011
It is now widely acknowledged that early intervention programs should be provided for young students who are experiencing difficulty in learning to read. It is important, therefore, to have efficient ways of identifying students who are most in need of intervention. The aim of this study was to establish preliminary performance benchmarks to…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Identification, Foreign Countries, Grade 1
Woolley, Gary – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2010
Reading difficulties and second language acquisition have attracted international interest among researchers and practitioners in recent years. This is because increased mobility between countries means that educators are faced with the problem of providing appropriate assessment and assistance for students with different linguistic and cultural…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Special Education, English (Second Language)
Chung, Kevin K. H.; Ho, Connie S. H. – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2010
Dyslexia appears to be the most prevalent disability of students with special educational needs in many mainstream classes, affecting around 9.7% of the school population in Hong Kong. The education of these students is therefore of great concern to the community. In the present paper research into dyslexia in the Chinese language is briefly…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Special Needs Students, Intervention, Dyslexia
Tangen, Donna; Spooner-Lane, Rebecca – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2008
Without a carefully designed plan for the provision of students with English as an additional language (EAL), educators may feel overwhelmed by the complexities of teaching such students. Educators may attribute poorer academic outcomes of some students with EAL to learning difficulties without first considering how they might adapt their teaching…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Educational Needs, Disabilities, English (Second Language)
