News tagged with reading ability
Musical aptitude relates to reading ability
Auditory working memory and attention, for example the ability to hear and then remember instructions while completing a task, are a necessary part of musical ability. But musical ability is also related to verbal memory ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Don't get math? Researchers home in on the brain's problem
Can't calculate a tip or even balance your checkbook? Take heart; maybe you can blame your brain - specifically, the parietal cortex in the top back part of the head. And it could be a problem that has roots not in a failed ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Robust preschool experience offers lasting effects on language and literacy
Preschool teachers' use of sophisticated vocabulary and analytic talk about books combined with early support for literacy in the home can predict fourth-grade reading comprehension and word recognition, new research from ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 18, 2011 |
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Poorer reading skills following changed computer habits of children
Sweden and the US are two countries in which increased leisure use of computers by children leads to poorer reading ability. This is the conclusion from research carried out at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 23, 2011 |
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Over range of ADHD behavior, genes major force on reading achievement, environment on math
Humans are not born as blank slates for nature to write on. Neither are they behaving on genes alone.
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Apr 22, 2011 |
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Widening our perceptions of reading and writing difficulties
Learning to read and write are complex processes, which can be disrupted in various ways, leading to disorders known as dyslexia and dysgraphia. Two new studies, published in a recent special issue of Elsevier's Cortex (http: ...
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Dec 08, 2010 |
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Fun, sun and good books: Experts say summer reading keeps skills strong
To children, the summer slide means water, garden hoses and slippery plastic sheets. To teachers, the "summer slide" is the noted decrease in reading skills after a vacation without books.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2010 |
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New website to help stroke survivors learn to read again
(PhysOrg.com) -- A groundbreaking online tool launched today by University College London promises to help people whose sight has been damaged by stroke to learn to read again.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Kindle e-reader motivates less-enthusiastic readers, professor finds
To help children become better readers, a Kansas State University professor thinks they may 'need to spend less time with their noses stuck in books.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2010 |
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Reading to kids a crucial tool in English language development
Poring over the works of Dr. Seuss, the adventures of the Bernstain Bears or exploring the worlds of Hans Christian Andersen with a child has always been a great parent-child bonding exercise.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Dyslexia defined: New study 'uncouples' reading and IQ over time
Contrary to popular belief, some very smart, accomplished people cannot read well. This unexpected difficulty in reading in relation to intelligence, education and professional status is called dyslexia, and ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Ability grouping in elementary school hampers minority students' literacy
African-American and Hispanic students placed in ability groups for reading instruction learned less compared to demographically similar minority students who weren't grouped by ability, a new study by a University ...
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Apr 21, 2009 |
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