Socioeconomic variation, number competence, and mathematics learning difficulties in young children

Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-68

  Jordan, Nancy C ^a   Levine, Susan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Learning disabilities; Mathematics learning difficulties; Number competence; Number sense; Socioeconomic disadvantage; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CALCULATION; CAREER MOBILITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DYSLEXIA; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATHEMATICAL LEARNING DIFFICULTY; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 64549140724     PISSN: 19405510     EISSN: 10982779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ddrr.46     Document Type: Article

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