Stability of computational deficits in math learning disability from second through fifth grades

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 300-317

  Chong, Suet Ling ^a,b   Siegel, Linda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MINISTRY OF EDUCATION   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; FLUENCY DISORDER; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKING MEMORY; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; LONG TERM MEMORY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATHEMATICS; PEER GROUP; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PEER GROUP; PHONETICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; READING; REFERENCE VALUES; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK FACTORS;

EID: 45149130912     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565640801982387     Document Type: Article

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