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Peer reviewedCalfee, Robert; Chambliss, Marilyn – Annals of Dyslexia, 1988
The paper discusses (1) sources of difficulty in comprehending technical writing, (2) distinctions between content structure and text structure, (3) building blocks for expository writing and techniques of text design, (4) contrasts between American and Japanese science and social studies texts, and (5) suggestions for promoting comprehension.…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Expository Writing, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedYamada, Jun; Banks, Adam – Annals of Dyslexia, 1994
Assessment of 125 fourth graders in Japan found that 4 boys and 4 girls qualified as dyslexic, challenging the belief that dyslexia is largely absent among Japanese children. Japanese schoolchildren who decoded kana text slowly also performed poorly in digits reversed and other areas. Characteristics of these students are described. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Foreign Countries, Incidence, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedHaynes, Charles; Hook, Pamela; Macaruso, Paul; Muta, Etsuko; Hayashi, Yoichi; Kato, Junko; Sasaki, Tokuko – Annals of Dyslexia, 2000
A study compared the perceptions of 118 American teachers and 292 Japanese teachers children with learning disabilities. American teachers identified 4 percent of their children as meeting the criteria and Japanese teachers identified 1.5 percent. Americans rated high percentages of children as "weaker" in listening, speaking,…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
