Numerical magnitude processing in children with mild intellectual disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2853-2859

  Brankaer, Carmen ^a   Ghesquière, Pol ^a   De Smedt, Bert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Comparison; Delay; Low math achievement; Magnitude representation; Mild intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NUMERICAL MAGNITUDE PROCESSING; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMBOLISM;

CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL PROCESSES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 80053644027     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.05.020     Document Type: Article

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