Research Review: Language and specific learning disorders in children and their co‐occurrence with internalizing and externalizing problems: a systematic review …

E Donolato, R Cardillo, IC Mammarella… - Journal of Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Some studies suggest that children with language and learning disorders
(LLDs) show more internalizing and externalizing problems than their peers. However, the …

Individual differences in mathematical cognition: a Bert's eye view

B De Smedt - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Domain-specific and domain-general factors correlate with math to a similar
extent.•Associations are similar in struggling learners (dyscalculia).•Emerging evidence …

Neurocognitive mechanisms of co‐occurring math difficulties in dyslexia: Differences in executive function and visuospatial processing

RA Marks, C Pollack, SL Meisler… - Developmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Children with dyslexia frequently also struggle with math. However, studies of reading
disability (RD) rarely assess math skill, and the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying co …

Severe developmental dyscalculia is characterized by core deficits in both symbolic and nonsymbolic number sense

G Decarli, F Sella, S Lanfranchi… - Psychological …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
A long-standing debate concerns whether developmental dyscalculia is characterized by
core deficits in processing nonsymbolic or symbolic numerical information as well as the role …

A meta-analysis on the differences in mathematical and cognitive skills between individuals with and without mathematical learning disabilities

EH Kroesbergen, MDE Huijsmans… - Review of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Types of mathematical learning disability (MLD) are very heterogeneous. Lower scores on
mathematics and several cognitive skills have been revealed in samples with MLD …

The Domain‐Specificity of Domain‐Generality: Attention, Executive Function, and Academic Skills

ED Wilkey - Mind, Brain, and Education, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Attention and executive functions (EFs) play a critical role in academic skill development,
including literacy and numeracy. Deficits in attention and EFs often accompany learning …

Discerning developmental dyscalculia and neurodevelopmental models of numerical cognition in a disadvantaged educational context

FH Santos, FS Ribeiro, AL Dias-Piovezana, C Primi… - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Developmental Dyscalculia (DD) signifies a failure in representing quantities, which impairs
the performance of basic math operations and schooling achievement during childhood. The …

Heterogeneity in children at risk of math learning difficulties

D Muñez, R Bull, K Lee, C Ruiz - Child Development, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study recruited 428 Singaporean children at risk of math learning difficulties (MLD; M
age= 83.9 months, SDage= 4.35 months; 41% female). Using a factor mixture model that …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive characteristics of intellectually gifted children with a diagnosis of ADHD

C Cornoldi, D Giofrè, E Toffalini - Intelligence, 2023 - Elsevier
Some children may be intellectually gifted, and yet experience behavioral and academic
difficulties. We examined 82 twice exceptional children (2e-ADHD), having an excellent …

Dyscalculia in early adulthood: Implications for numerical activities of daily living

G Vigna, E Ghidoni, F Burgio, L Danesin, D Angelini… - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Numerical abilities are fundamental in our society. As a consequence, poor numerical skills
might have a great impact on daily living. This study analyzes the extent to which the …