Specific learning disorders/neurodevelopmental disorders

Approach to Word Problem Solving in Students with Specific Learning Disorders: A Review Study

Background and Objective: Today, different teaching approaches have been offered to solve word problems. Schema-based instruction is one of these new approaches. This study aimed to identify and determine the nature, stages, research evidence, and effectiveness of schema-based instruction on resolving students’ word problems. Materials and Methods: This is a review study. Studies and resources...

The Effectiveness of Kephart's Visual-Motor Method on Improving Writing Skill of Elementary School Students with Specific Learning Disorders

Abstract Background and Purpose: The aim of this research was to determine the effectiveness of Kephart's visual-motor method on writing skills of students with writing problems. Method: The research had a quasi-experimental-clinical design with pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The intervention was based on the Kephart's visual-motor method. The subjects were selected among the students ...

Learning Disorders and Comorbid Disorders

Although behavioral difficulties are well documented in reading disabilities, little is known about the relationship between math ability and internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Here, we use standardized measures to investigate the relation among early math ability, math anxiety, and internalizing and externalizing behaviors in a group of 366 second and third graders. Math achievement wa...

Female-specific mood disorders.

Hormones are partial determinants of certain sexually dimorphic behaviors and interact with psychosocial, environmental, and other physiologic factors. The part played by sex hormones in the direct control of overt human behavior is, compared with that found in lower animals, slight and less readily definable. In humans, these hormones, although necessary for maintenance of libido and sexual be...

Part 2: Specific Disorders