Introduction: Identifying talent is the first step in a process that leads to an educational response for students with talent and high ability. Can talent be identified from an early age? Does talent remain naturally throughout the different stages of schooling, or, on the contrary, does it require orientation in order to be developed? The study…

Introduction: For a number of years we have been witnessing the progressive incorporation of disabled students into the university. There are publications (Alcantud, 1995) which recount experiences of social and educational integration of the disabled in primary and secondary education. However, it is more difficult to find documentation on…

Introduction: In this article we analyze the existence of personality characteristics associated with childhood dyslalia. Bibliographic references with regard to this topic are few and not recent. Different authors indicate that certain personality traits can act on some occasions as triggers to or as to encourage such alterations, and in other…

The following paper presents the main evaluation instruments used in early intervention, and reflects upon their use, taking into account that they were created with and for the normal population. Likewise, developmental characteristics of some child groups are described, more notably the x fragile syndrome, Williams syndrome and Prader Willi…

Approval of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) at the 54th World Health Assembly in 2001 gave rise to the new concept of Disability and the new Classification which today are considered central to the International Family of Classifications, along with the ICD-10. Theoretical criteria from a…

This paper shows new tendencies in the evaluation of the attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Beginning with the more traditional assessment based on behavioral estimations performed in natural contexts by parents and teachers, to neuropsychological evaluation of executive functions, to considering the challenges of functional…

Possessing high intellectual ability is no guarantee of academic success. In fact, the relevant literature often reports problems of delays in academic progress, as well as hyperactivity and attention problems in students of high ability. It is therefore relevant to design programs which help toward attainment of academic success. In this paper we…

This article concerns informed choice and the provision of services for deaf children and their families. It first outlines the background to why informed choice has become such an issue of importance in the English context. It then goes on to describe the first stages of a research and development project designed to produce guidance for both…

Examined the relationships between academic self-concepts, learner self-concept, and approaches to learning in a sample of 580 Australian elementary school students in grades 6 and 7. Found week negative correlations between learner self-concepts and surface approaches to learning. Found that deep approaches for both boys and girls showed the…

Studies the influences of modeling and social feedback on the acquisition of writing revision with 72 college students. Social feedback during enactive performance assisted learners from all modeling groups in acquiring writing and self-regulatory skills. (Contains 25 references and 3 tables.) (GCP)

In the present study, middle school students were directly taught strategies that facilitated the execution of writing processes, skills, and knowledge involved in planning, drafting, and revising text. Students in the experimental treatment condition produced essays that were longer, contained more mature vocabulary, and were qualitatively…

Investigates teachers' implementation and practice of reciprocal teaching (RT) in 2 elementary schools. The obstacles they encountered and modifications made to RT were examined in vivo. Teachers modified their practice of RT, and the authors examined their modifications. Theory and guidelines that can be used to help teachers with the…

Examines the relationship between paradigmatic and syntagmatic word knowledge. Familiar concrete nouns were administered in Spanish and English to bilingual students. Students were tested on the ability to provide superordinates, adequate definitions, and object descriptions. Producing superordinates in Spanish was a reliable predictor of the same…

To investigate the recommendation that children practice reading aloud at home, conversations of 3rd graders reading to their mothers were audiotaped, transcribed, and coded. Conversations between below-average readers and their mothers were marked by the frequent use of error corrections. College-educated mothers asked significantly more…

Examines the effects of coherence and relevance on shallow and deeper text processing, testing the hypothesis that enhancing the relevance of text segments compensates for breaks in local and global coherence. Results reveal that breaks in local coherence had no effect on any outcome measures, whereas relevance enhanced deeper processing.…