Accelerating the early numeracy development of kindergartners with limited working memory skills through remedial education

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 745-755

  Toll, Sylke W M ^a   Van Luit, Johannes E H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Early numeracy; Intervention; Kindergarten; Limited working memory skills; Remediation

Indexed keywords

ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NUMERACY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TEACHING; WORKING MEMORY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REMEDIAL TEACHING; VERBAL LEARNING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84870671741     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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