Biomedical subjects

J Javorsky

Publications and source records attributed to J Javorsky.

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PubMed1996

An examination of youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and language learning disabilities: a clinical study.

This study examined the performance of 96 youth hospitalized at an acute-care psychiatric hospital on a battery of language measures. The participants were separated into four groups: (a) participants with language learning disabilities (LLD; n = 14), (b) participants with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; n = 26), (c) participants with both ADHD and LLD (ADHD/LLD; n = 18), (d) participants with neither ADHD nor LLD (Neither; n = 38). Participants with ADHD/LLD performed significantly more poorly than did the ADHD group or the Neither group on measures of phonology and syntax, but not semantics. However, participants with ADHD/LLD did not significantly differ from participants with LLD on a majority of language-based measures. This finding suggests that participants with ADHD/LLD have profiles more similar to those of participants with LLD than participants with ADHD. Educational implications for instruction for students with ADHD/LLD are presented.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1992

Integration of partial hospitalization and inpatient child/adolescent psychiatric units: "A question of continuity of care".

In an ever-changing health care field, an organization must be willing to change to meet the needs and demands of its patients. With continuity of care as the impetus for change, the Harold E. Fox Center at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital experienced a significant change in the delivery of child/adolescent psychiatric services. To improve patient outcomes and patient, family, staff, physician, and community satisfaction, the partial hospitalization program and the inpatient unit were integrated. A treatment team model was adopted for the integrated program. This program consisted of a teacher, social worker, nurse, and activity therapist. Physicians supervised the team in the delivery of treatment for their patients. These patients were placed on a treatment team upon admission and were maintained in the team until discharge. A survey was completed analyzing patient, parent, and staff satisfaction with the new model of service delivery. The results indicated favorable support for the concept of the integrated program; however, the operation of such a program still requires refinement.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1991

Identifying native language difficulties among foreign language learners in college: a "foreign" language learning disability?

The present study compared successful and unsuccessful college foreign language learners on measures of intelligence, foreign language aptitude, native oral and written language, and math. Unsuccessful students had received petitions to waive the foreign language requirement. No significant differences between groups were found on intelligence and reading comprehension. Significant differences were found on the Modern Language Aptitude Test, on tests of written and oral language in the syntactic and phonological domains, and on math calculation. Authors suggest that students with foreign language learning difficulties may have underlying native language problems manifested especially in the areas of syntax and phonology. Suggestions for diagnosing a foreign language disability are made.

Adolescent↗

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Foreign language learning difficulties: an historical perspective.

For 10 years, the authors of this article have examined cognitive, affective, and linguistic influences on foreign language learning. They have proposed the Linguistic Coding Differences Hypothesis (LCDH) as a model for understanding foreign language learning problems. The authors review their empirical support for the LCDH and explain the diagnostic, pedagogical, and policy implications of their research.

Adolescent↗