Verbal Learning (Latest Articles)

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Using the MATRICS to guide development of a preclinical cognitive test battery for research in schizophrenia.

4 Mar 2009 Cognitive deficits in schizophrenia are among the core symptoms of the disease, correlate with functional outcome, and are not well treated with current antipsychotic therapies. In order to bring together academic, industrial, and governmental ...
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The genesis of reading ability: what helps children learn letter-sound correspondences?

3 Mar 2009 Knowledge of letter-sound correspondences underpins successful reading acquisition, and yet little is known about how young children acquire this knowledge and what prior information they bring to the learning process. In this study, we used an ...
rec_pub_19268301-the-genesis-reading-ability-helps-children-learn-letter-sound.htm

Proofreading using an assistive software homophone tool: compensatory and remedial effects on the literacy skills of students with reading difficulties.

3 Mar 2009 The present study investigated the effects of using an assistive software homophone tool on the assisted proofreading performance and unassisted basic skills of secondary-level students with reading difficulties. Students aged 13 to 15 years ...
rec_pub_19264928-proofreading-using-assistive-software-homophone-tool-compensatory.htm

Impacts of comprehensive reading instruction on diverse outcomes of low- and high-achieving readers.

3 Mar 2009 Low-achieving readers in Grade 5 often lack comprehension strategies, domain knowledge, word recognition skills, fluency, and motivation to read. Students with such multiple reading needs seem likely to benefit from instruction that supports each of ...
rec_pub_19264929-impacts-comprehensive-reading-instruction-diverse-outcomes-low-high.htm

The role of multidimensional attentional abilities in academic skills of children with ADHD.

3 Mar 2009 Despite reports of academic difficulties in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), little is known about the relationship between performance on tests of academic achievement and measures of attention. The current study ...
rec_pub_19264927-the-role-multidimensional-attentional-abilities-academic-skills.htm

How are memory complaints in functional memory disorder related to measures of affect, metamemory and cognition?

2 Mar 2009 OBJECTIVE: Memory complaints are a common finding in outpatients, especially in psychosomatic and neurological practice. In a substantial group of patients persistent memory complaints are found in the absence of abnormal neuropsychology. Different ...
rec_pub_19379960-how-memory-complaints-functional-memory-disorder-related-measures.htm

Working memory, short-term memory, and reading disabilities: a selective meta-analysis of the literature.

28 Feb 2009 The purpose of the present study was to synthesize research that compares children with and without reading disabilities (RD) on measures of short-term memory (STM) and working memory (WM). Across a broad age, reading, and IQ range, 578 effect sizes ...
rec_pub_19255286-working-memory-short-term-memory-reading-disabilities-selective-meta.htm

Multisyllabic nonwords: more than a string of syllables.

27 Feb 2009 Nonword repetition is closely associated with the learning of the phonological form of novel words. Several factors influence nonword repetition performance such as short-term memory, phonotactic probability, lexical knowledge, and prosodic factors. ...
rec_pub_19275328-multisyllabic-nonwords-string-syllables.htm

Learning to label letters by sounds or names: a comparison of England and the United States.

27 Feb 2009 Learning about letters is an important foundation for literacy development. Should children be taught to label letters by conventional names, such as /bi/ for b, or by sounds, such as /b/? We queried parents and teachers, finding that those in the ...
rec_pub_18675428-learning-label-letters-sounds-names-comparison-england-united-states.htm

The influence of verbal training and visual feedback on manual wheelchair propulsion.

27 Feb 2009 PURPOSE: To determine if verbal training with visual feedback improved manual wheelchair propulsion; to examine propulsion differences between an individual with paraplegia and an individual with tetraplegia. METHOD: Quasi-experimental study: Nine ...
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