Mathematical skills in 3- and 5-year-olds with spina bifida and their typically developing peers: A longitudinal approach

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 431-444

  Barnes, Marcia A ^a   Stubbs, Allison ^b   Raghubar, Kimberly P ^c   Agostino, Alba ^b   Taylor, Heather ^a   Landry, Susan ^a   Fletcher, Jack M ^c   Smith Chant, Brenda ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arithmetic; Child; Counting; Fine motor skill; Mathematical problem solving; Phonological awareness; Preschool; Visual spatial ability

Indexed keywords

AGE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79956159162     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617711000233     Document Type: Article

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