The Cognitive and Behavioral Characteristics of Children with Learning Disabilities

Abstract

Editor's Comment:In this and the following several issues of the journal, a series of articles on the cognitive and behavioral characteristics of children with learning disabilities is presented. This series of articles is the result of the first Austin Invitational Research Symposium. This symposium was made possible by a grant from the Donald D. Hammill Foundation to this journal. The trustees of the Foundation and the staff of the journal would like to thank Joseph K. Torgesen. Dr. Torgesen has pulled together some of the most outstanding researchers in the field of learning disabilities on this topic. We are sure these papers will have a direct and positive effect on the advancement of this field. -- JLW

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References

Keith E. Stanovich : “Explaining the Differences Between the Dyslexic and the Garden-Variety Poor Reader: The Phonological-Core Variable-Difference Approach”

Joseph K. Torgesen : “Studies of Children with Learning Disabilities who Perform Poorly on Memory Span Tasks”

Rebecca H. Felton and Frank B. Wood : “Cognitive Deficits in Reading Disability and Attention Deficit Disorder”

Dale H. Schunk : “Self-Efficacy and Cognitive Achievement: Implications for Students with Learning Disabilities”

Virginia A. Mann , Elizabeth Cowin , and Joyce Schoenheimer : “Phonological Processing, Language Comprehension, and Reading Disability”

Stephen J. Ceci and Jacquelyn G. Baker : “On Learning… More or Less: A Knowledge X Process View of Learning Disabilities”

James D. McKinney : “Longitudinal Research on the Behavioral Characteristics of Children with Learning Disabilities”

Joseph C. Campione : “Assisted Assessment: A Taxonomy of Approaches and an Outline of Strengths and Weaknesses”