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The aim of the study was to examine the impact of social disadvantage on motor development in young children.
Abstract:
Empirical research suggests that social disadvantage has a negative effect on the development of language, and related cognitive skills such as reading. There is, however, no corresponding body of research on the impact of social disadvantage on motor development. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of social disadvantage on motor development in young more...
International Classification:
Growth and development
Categories:
motor development
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry,
Vol: 48 Page: 1214-1222 2007
Martin McPhillips; Julie-Anne Jordan-Black
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The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of pupil referral to a special school for children with reading difficulties
Abstract:
Evaluation of the short-term effectiveness of placement in a special school for children with reading difficulties (dyslexia) revealed that statistically significant differences were achieved by a considerable majority of pupils on measures of reading accuracy, reading comprehension and spelling. These improvements were seen as uniformly consistent for the three separate pupil cohorts more...
International Classification:
Mental and behavioural disorders - Disorders of psychological development - dyslexia
Categories:
reading difficulties
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Irish Journal of Psychology,
Vol: 24 Page: 114-128 2003
Christine Chapple; Brendan Spelman
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