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ERIC Number: EJ247209
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-May
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The Role of Interference in the Verbal Retention Ability of Learning Disabled Children.
Cermak, Laird S.; And Others
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v14 n5 p291-95 May 1981
Three groups of 34 learning disabled children (12 to 16 years old) and one control group of normal readers were asked to retain verbal material across distrator intervals ranging from 9 to 24 seconds. LD children's retention of verbal material is more susceptible to interference from similar material than normals. (Author)
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Memory, Retention (Psychology), Verbal Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Interference Effects