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ERIC Number: EJ526854
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Developmental Lag versus Deficit Models of Reading Disability: A Longitudinal, Individual Growth Curves Analysis.
Francis, David J.; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, v88 n1 p3-17 Mar 1996
Individual growth curves were used to test whether the development of children with reading disabilities is best characterized by models of developmental lag or developmental deficit. Results with 403 children suggest that the developmental course of reading disabilities is best characterized by deficit models. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Children, Individual Differences, Intelligence Quotient, Learning Disabilities, Longitudinal Studies, Reading Difficulties
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cognitive Deficit Theory; Deficit Models; Growth Curve Analysis
Note: Research supported in part by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Grants PO1 HD21888, P5025802, HD 28172, and HD 30995.