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Kirby, John R. – Journal of Special Education, 1996
Comparison of 30 children having reading disabilities and average to above-average nonverbal IQ with control children revealed that the average-IQ children with reading disabilities differed from chronological controls, but not reading age controls, mainly in the area of successive processing. Results support the critical role of successive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Dyslexia, Elementary Education
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Evans, Larry D. – Journal of Special Education, 1992
The Regression Discrepancy Model, intended to increase accuracy in assessing severe discrepancy between IQ and achievement scores in students with learning disabilities, is examined. The model's initial equation is shown to produce results which bias the detection of severe discrepancy at lower IQ levels. Methods to minimize or remove this bias…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Intelligence Quotient
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MacMillan, Donald L.; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1996
Comparison of 150 children (white, black, and Hispanic) in grades 2 through 4 who had been recommended for prereferral intervention found that white children evidenced significantly higher verbal IQs and reaching achievement scores, black children had a higher incidence of behavior problems than Hispanic children, and behavior problems were more…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Black Students, Disabilities, Elementary Education