Screening for mathematical disabilities in kindergarten

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 389-396

  Stock, Pieter ^a   Desoete, Annemie ^a   Roeyers, Herbert ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Classification; Counting; Magnitude comparison; Mathematical learning disabilities; Screeners; Seriation

Indexed keywords

ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BELGIUM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77749324962     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518420903046752     Document Type: Article

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