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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Cognitive Phenotype of Spina Bifida Meningomyelocele
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Dennis, Maureen; Barnes, Marcia A. – Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2010
A cognitive phenotype is a product of both assets and deficits that specifies what individuals with spina bifida meningomyelocele (SBM) can and cannot do and why they can or cannot do it. In this article, we review the cognitive phenotype of SBM and describe the processing assets and deficits that cut within and across content domains, sensory…
Descriptors: Investigations, Congenital Impairments, Genetics, Cognitive Processes
Mathematical Development in Spina Bifida
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English, Lianne H.; Barnes, Marcia A.; Taylor, Heather B.; Landry, Susan H. – Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2009
Spina bifida (SB) is a neural tube defect diagnosed before or at birth that is associated with a high incidence of math disability often without co-occurring difficulties in reading. SB provides an interesting population within which to examine the development of mathematical abilities and disability across the lifespan and in relation to the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Congenital Impairments, Mathematics Skills, Cognitive Processes