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PubMed1979

The effect of remedial teaching on children with learning disabilities.

A study of questionnaires completed by the parents and class teachers of 70 children with learning diabilities revealed evidence of considerable parental satisfaction with scholastic progress and improved behaviour. These advances were attended by a significant reduction in domestic tension and concern about the children's future. However, teacher ratings indicate that despite prolonged remedial teaching more than half of the group remained at a scholastic level below the average class performance.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

Sex chromosome abnormalities found among 34,910 newborn children: results from a 13-year incidence study in Arhus, Denmark.

A 13-year incidence study of sex chromosome abnormalities in Arhus, Denmark of 34,910 newborn children showed that 1 per 448 had a sex chromosome abnormality. The incidences of the most common sex chromosome abnormalities were Klinefelter syndrome, 1 per 576 boys; XYY, 1 per 851 boys; triple X, 1 per 897 girls; Turner syndrome, 1 per 2130 girls. Follow-up of children with autosomal abnormalities is not included in this study. None of the 78 surviving children with sex chromosome abnormalities was mentally retarded. All children above school age attended regular schools. Seventy-seven percent of Klinefelter, triple X, and XYY children aged 15-19 had received remedial teaching, 29% were receiving remedial teaching at the last follow-up, 32% had been in special classes at a regular school due to learning problems, and 24% were still in such classes at the last time of follow-up. There was no increased frequency of criminal activity or behavior disorders, nor was there any increased frequency of mental or physical disorders. The distribution of planned training or occupation for the 25 youths with sex chromosome abnormalities between 15 and 19 years of age was similar to that of their sibs. Testosterone undecanoate treatment has been given to Klinefelter boys from puberty and growth hormone treatment to Turner girls from the age of 7, and very small doses of estrogen were given to these girls from around the age of 12 when FSH was increasing to postmenopausal levels. Prevention or reduction of deviations in mental development from the normal range in children with sex chromosome abnormalities is possible if educational and social resources are available and the parents are well informed and counseled regularly. Information in Denmark has been given in part by publishing four booklets about triple X, XYY, Turner, and Klinefelter syndrome. Information, support, and stimulation to self-help have, to a certain extent, been given through contact groups. Parents having a child with a sex chromosome abnormality need information, counseling, and assistance. The type and magnitude of this assistance depend on the individual child, the specific sex chromosome abnormality, and the parents' own resources, psychologically, socially, and otherwise.

Aneuploidy↗
PubMed1990

Follow-up of 25 unselected children with sex chromosome abnormalities to age 12.

Twenty-five unselected children with sex chromosome abnormalities have been followed to a mean age of 12 years. The IQ distribution was slightly below the normal level at the age of 4 to 7, but at the age of 8 to 11 the IQ distribution had improved to within normal limits. We interpret this to be due to the provision of information and counseling to the parents, and use of all available resources for stimulation of the children, including both parental resources and kindergarten, school, and social system resources. All the children attended regular schools. Remedial teaching was given to slightly more than one-third of the children in mathematics and reading. The children were average or above average at school, irrespective of karyotype, if they had a very good home with parents who had been willing and able to follow our counseling, and if the children had been given stimulation, remedial teaching, and speech therapy as and when needed. Parents with a child with a sex chromosome abnormality usually need information, counseling, and assistance. The type and magnitude of this assistance depend on the individual child, the specific sex chromosome anomaly, and the parents' own resources, psychologically, socially, and otherwise.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1992

Social inhibition and motor skill performance in first, third and fifth grade children.

A systematic literature search over a period of 7 years yielded 28 articles about social inhibition with few of them addressing the relationship between social and motor functioning. Two sets of empirical data are reported. Firstly, a replication of the study performed by Zimmer in 1981 on the relationship between social inhibition and motor skill performance has been carried out with first, third and fifth grade children. Contrary to Zimmer's (1981) earlier findings with pre-school children, no relationship was found between motor skills test and social inhibition at any of the three age levels studied. Secondly, a group of children who attended extra physical education classes because of delay in motor performance (called "motoric remedial teaching") was found to score significantly lower on the motor skills test and higher on the social inhibition scale than a matched group of classmates. These findings indicate that although social inhibition appears not to be related to motor skill performance in the normal population, a significant relationship is present in a special sample of motorically delayed children.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1991

Neuropsychological stability and prognosis of subgroups of children with learning disabilities.

A sample of 74 Finnish children with mild learning disabilities (LD) and 57 controls was followed from the third grade (Study 1) to the sixth grade (Study 2). In the initial study, the sample had been grouped into five valid subgroups (Normal, General Language, Visuo-Motor, General Deficiency, Naming) utilizing a cluster analysis. In both studies a battery of 12 neuropsychological, reading, and writing tests was administered, and teacher ratings were obtained. The results indicated that the general neuropsychological profiles of the subgroups were maintained, but some changes, consistent with the progress in reading, were noted. The developmental rate of some neuropsychological functions from Study 1 to Study 2 in the subgroups of children with learning disabilities more closely approached that of the Normal subgroup. At follow-up, 64% of the original LD sample continued to have marked reading and/or writing problems. The Naming subgroup had a more unfavorable prognosis than the other subgroups, especially in reading, and the General Deficiency subgroup in writing (spelling), respectively. Some possibilities for using the results to improve remedial teaching are discussed.

Child↗
PubMed1976

Minimal brain dysfunction.

The syndrome of minimal brain dysfunction is found in at least 5% of South African schoolchildren. The aetiology and pathology of this entity are uncertain. Presenting features include hyperactive behaviour, problems of fine motor co-ordination, learning disabilities and certain 'soft' neurological signs. Skilled remedial teaching is the mainstay of successful management.

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity↗
PubMed1990

Student error patterns as a function of curriculum design: teaching fractions to remedial high school students and high school students with learning disabilities.

This study evaluated the relative effectiveness of a curriculum that incorporated three empirically derived principles of curriculum design with a basal approach in teaching basic fractions concepts to students with learning disabilities and other low performing students in high school remedial math classes. The components of effective mathematics instruction articulated by Good and Grouws (1979) were implemented in both conditions. Thus, the curriculum design variables were isolated by keeping all other aspects of instruction constant. Results indicated that, although both programs were reasonably successful in teaching the material, the curriculum program utilizing sophisticated principles of curriculum design was significantly more effective. Mean scores on a curriculum-referenced test were 96.5% for that group and 82.3% for the basal group. Secondary analyses of item clusters revealed that areas of weakness in the performance of the basal group could be directly linked to hypothesized flaws in its curriculum design.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1991

Computer-based tools for assessment and remediation of speech.

The electrolaryngograph (ELG), first conceived in the 1970s, has been used extensively as a tool in both research and clinical practice. Recent software developments have extended its clinical utility for both quantitative assessment of voice production and as an interactive visual display for remediation and teaching. In this paper, we discuss applications of the electrolaryngograph, highlighting general principles of computer-based assessment and remediation.

Audiovisual Aids↗
PubMed1979

A critical look at geriatrics in a teaching hospital. Part II. The remedy.

Measures to improve the organization of geriatric care in South Africa are recommended after a study of overseas methods. The necessity for a geriatric unit in a teaching hospital is stressed, for the specific purposes of education of medical and paramedical personnel, and the linkage of hospital and community facilities.

Aged↗
PubMed1977

A preparatory course for medical students who lack a conventional academic background.

McMaster University School of Medicine admits students who may not have had an extensive education in physics, chemistry, and biology. For several years a short preliminary course was offered to those students. The course has since been discontinued, and its objectives have been incorporated into the M.D. program. This approach has been taken in an attempt to conform to the educational policy of the program. However, since the course was seen to be highly successful and, therefore, may be of use to others, its objectives and teaching methods are described.

Biology↗