Search for dissertations about: "thesis on reading comprehension difficulties"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on reading comprehension difficulties.
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1. Literacy an comprehension in school-aged children: Studies on autism and other developmental disabilities
Abstract : The present thesis consists of five studies and addresses literacy and comprehension skills in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD, including Asperger’s disorder) and, to a lesser extent, attention disorders (eg. Attention Deficits Hyperactivity Disorder; ADHD). READ MORE
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2. Words Don’t Come Easy : Decoding and Reading Comprehension Difficulties in Adolescents with Intellectual Disability
Abstract : Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) have difficulties with decoding and reading comprehension. However, studies focussing on why these difficulties occur are very sparse, and the existing literature has found conflicting results. READ MORE
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3. The use of interventions for promoting reading development among struggling readers
Abstract : A challenge for both researchers and practising teachers is to develop, disseminate and implement methods to help all students acquire good reading skills. One way to do this is to conduct intervention studies. READ MORE
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4. Reading Difficulties and the Twofold Character of Language : How to Understand Dyslexia
Abstract : The present longitudinal study, which comprised 125 children from Grade 2 (typal age: 8) to Grade 6 (typal age: 13), examines and interprets the results of several decoding and reading comprehension tests. A point of departure is the proposition that there may be a lack of concepts about central questions that help interpret the results of an expanding test practice in the educational system. READ MORE
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5. Early Elementary School Interventions in Reading and Mathematics
Abstract : Supplemental special education support in reading and mathematics is essential for some children who struggle to learn basic reading or mathematics skills in their first years of schooling. Previous research shows that supplemental phonics and early numeracy and arithmetic instruction help students at risk for reading or mathematics difficulties. READ MORE