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Dyscalculia
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Bugden, S., & Ansari, D. (2016). Probing the nature of deficits in the “Approximate number system” in children with persistent developmental dyscalculia. Developmental Science, 19(5), 817–833. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12324
Devine, A., Hill, F., Carey, E., & Szűcs, D. (2018). Cognitive and emotional math problems largely dissociate: Prevalence of developmental dyscalculia and mathematics anxiety. Journal of Educational Psychology, 110(3), 431–444. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000222
Flora, C. (2013). No head for numbers. Discover, 34(6), 86–88.
Monei, T., & Pedro, A. (2017). A systematic review of interventions for children presenting with dyscalculia in primary schools. Educational Psychology in Practice, 33(3), 277–293. https://doi.org/10.1080/02667363.2017.1289076
Kumar, S. P., & Raja, B. (2009). Will dyscalculics be benefitted by dint of visual learning? Journal on Educational Psychology, 3(2), 27-32.
Mazzocco, M. M., Feigenson, L., & Halberda, J. (2011).Impaired acuity of the approximate number system underlies mathematical learning disability (dyscalculia). Child development, 82(4), 1224-1237. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01608.x
Vasconselos de Castro, M., Bissaco, M. A. S., Panccioni, B. M., Rodrigues, S. C. M., & Domingues, A. M. (2014). Effect of a virtual environment on the development of mathematical skills in children with dyscalculia. PloS one, 9(7), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103354
Dysgraphia
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Fischer-Baum, S., McCloskey, M., & Rapp, B. (2010). Representation of letter position in spelling: Evidence from acquired dysgraphia. Cognition, 115(3), 466-490.
Kumar, S. P., & Raja, B. W. D. (2009). High self-esteem as a coping strategy for students with learning disabilities. i-Manager's Journal on Educational Psychology, 2(4), 14.
Mather, D. S. (2003). Dyslexia and dysgraphia: More than written language difficulties in common. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 36(4), 307-317.
Mayes, S. D., Frye, S. S., Breaux, R. P., & Calhoun, S. L. (2018). Diagnostic, demographic, and neurocognitive correlates of dysgraphia in students with ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, and neurotypical development. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 30, 489-507. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-018-9598-9
Mundia, L. (2012). The assessment of math learning difficulties in a primary grade-4 child with high support needs: Mixed methods approach. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 4(2), 347-366.
Pechman, R. R. (2010). D is for.. Scholastic Parent & Child, 18(2), 93–95.
Attention Deficit Disorder
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Kang, H., & Zentall, S. (2011). Computer-generated geometry instruction: a preliminary study. Educational Technology Research & Development, 59(6), 783–797. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-011-9186-5
Kercood, S., Zentall, S. S., & Lee, D. L. (2004). Focusing attention to deep structure in math problems: Effects on elementary education students with and without attentional deficits. Learning and Individual Differences, 14(2), 91-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2003.09.001
Li, Y., & Geary, D. C. (2013). Developmental gains in visuospatial memory predict gains in mathematics achievement. PloS one, 8(7), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070160
Nelwan, M., & Kroesbergen, E. H. (2016). Limited near and far transfer effects of jungle memory working memory training on learning mathematics in children with attentional and mathematical difficulties. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 1384. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01384
Powell, S. R., Cirino, P. T., & Malone, A. S. (2017). Child-level predictors of responsiveness to evidence-based mathematics intervention. Exceptional children, 83(4), 359-377. https://doi.org/10.1177/0014402917690728
Raghubar, K., Cirino, P., Barnes, M., Ewing-Cobbs, L., Fletcher, J., & Fuchs, L. (2009). Errors in multi-digit arithmetic and behavioral inattention in children with math difficulties. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 42(4), 356-371. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022219409335211
Silver, E. (2003). Attention deficit disorder? Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 34(1), 2–3.
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
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Abikoff, H., Courtney, M. E., Szeibel, P. J., & Koplewicz, H. S. (1996). The effects of auditory stimulation on the arithmetic performance of children with ADHD and nondisabled children. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 29(3), 238-246. https://doi.org/10.1177/002221949602900302
Fosco, W. D., & Hawk, L. W., Jr. (2017).Relating lab to life: Decrements in attention over time predict math productivity among children with ADHD. Child Neuropsychology, 23(2), 148–158. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2015.1089982
Mautone, J. A., DuPaul, G. J., & Jitendra, A. K. (2005). The effects of computer-assisted instruction on the mathematics performance and classroom behavior of children with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 9(1), 301–312. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054705278832
Ota, K. R., & DuPaul, G. J. (2002). Task engagement and mathematics performance in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: Effects of supplemental computer instruction. School Psychology Quarterly, 17(3), 242–257. https://doi.org/10.1521/scpq.17.3.242.20881
Passolunghi, M. C., Marzocchi, G. M., & Fiorillo, F. (2005). Selective effect of inhibition of literal or numerical irrelevant information in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or arithmetic learning disorder (ALD). Developmental Neuropsychology, 28(3), 731-753. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15326942dn2803_1
Auditory Processing
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Abu-Hamour, B. (2018). The cognitive profiles of Jordanian students at risk for math disability. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 22(10), 1093–1107. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2017.1415382
Blomert, L., Mitterer, H., & Paffen, C. (2004). In search of the auditory, phonetic, and/or phonological problems in dyslexia. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 47(5), 1030–1047. https://doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2004/077)
Hardy, G. (2010). Auditory learning. Mathematics Teaching, (218), 24–25.
Jordan, K. E., & Baker, J. (2011). Multisensory information boosts numerical matching abilities in young children. Developmental Science, 14(2), 205–213. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00966.x
Karmiloff-Smith, A. (2010). Numbers game. Nursery World (Haymarket Business Publications Ltd), 110(4232), 22–24.
Visual Processing
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Carlson, A. G., Rowe, E., & Curby, T. W. (2013). Disentangling fine motor skills’ relations to academic achievement: The relative contributions of visual-spatial integration and visual-motor coordination. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 174(5), 514-533.
Kim, H., Duran, C., Cameron, C., & Grissmer, D. (2018). Developmental relations among motor and cognitive processes and mathematics skills. Child Development, 89(2), 476–494. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12752
Lambert, K., & Spinath, B. (2018). Conservation abilities, visuospatial skills, and numerosity processing speed: Association with math achievement and math difficulties in elementary school children. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 51(3), 223–235. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022219417690354
Lambert, R. (2018). “Indefensible, illogical, and unsupported”; Countering deficit mythologies about the potential of students with learning disabilities in mathematics. Education Sciences, 8(2), 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci8020072
Logan, T., & Lowrie, T. (2013). Visual processing on graphics task: The case of a street map. Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 18(4), 8-13.
Lowrie, T., Logan, T., & Ramful, A. (2017). Visuospatial training improves elementary students’ mathematics performance. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 87(2), 170–186. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12142
Witt, M. (2010). Cognition in children’s mathematical processing: Bringing psychology to the classroom. Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 8(3), 945–970.
