Impaired procedural learning has been suggested as a possible cause of developmental dyslexia (DD) and specific language impairment (SLI). This study examined the relationship between measures of verbal and non-verbal implicit and explicit learning and measures of language, literacy and arithmetic attainment in a large sample of 7 to 8-year-old children. Measures of verbal explicit learning wer...

* Extracted from the thesis "Estratégias de ensino-aprendizagem na enfermagem análise pela escala de coma de Glasgow", University of Guarulhos, 2006. 1 RN. MSc. in Nursing. Professor of the nursing course at Faculdades Integradas Teresa D'Ávila. Lorena, SP, Brazil. [email protected] 2 Full Professor, Masters' in Nursing Course at University of Guarulhos. Guarulhos, SP, Brazil. mskoizu...

We examined the effectiveness of different scaffolding interventions in facilitating adolescents’ shift to more sophisticated mental models as indicated by both performance and process data. Ninety-three (N = 93) adolescents were randomly assigned to one of three scaffolding conditions (adaptive content and process scaffolding [ACPS], adaptive process scaffolding [APS], and no scaffolding [NS])...

Specific learning Disabilities (SLD) is a generic term that refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant, unexpected, specific and persistent difficulties in the acquisition and use of efficient reading (Dyslexia), writing (Dysgraphia) or math (Dyscalculia) abilities despite conventional instructions, intact senses, normal intelligence and adequate education. Conventio...

The Procedural Deficit Hypothesis (PDH) posits that Specific Language Impairment (SLI) can be largely explained by abnormalities of brain structures that subserve procedural memory. The PDH predicts impairments of procedural memory itself, and that such impairments underlie the grammatical deficits observed in the disorder. Previous studies have indeed reported procedural learning impairments i...

Meta-analysis and meta-regression were used to evaluate whether evidence to date demonstrates deficits in procedural memory in individuals with specific language impairment (SLI), and to examine reasons for inconsistencies of findings across studies. The Procedural Deficit Hypothesis (PDH) proposes that SLI is largely explained by abnormal functioning of the frontal-basal ganglia circuits that ...

UNLABELLED Children with specific language impairment (SLI) often perform below expected levels, including on tests of motor skill and in learning tasks, particularly procedural learning. In this experiment we examined the possibility that children with SLI might also have a motor learning deficit. Twelve children with SLI and thirteen children with typical development (TD) produced complex non...