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Mathematics and Learning Disabilities

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ID23329441
AuthorsDavid C Geary (0000-0003-3029-6343, Department of Psychological Sciences, 210 McAlester Hall, University of MissouriColumbia, Columbia, MO 65211-2500, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume37
Issue1
Pages4-15
Publication date2004-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Learning Disabilities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-2194 • E-ISSN: 1538-4780
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00222194040370010201
PMID15493463
OpenAlexW2142584883
LanguageEN
Citations received93
References cited71

Between 5% and 8% of school-age children have some form of memory or cognitive deficit that interferes with their ability to learn concepts or procedures in one or more mathematical domains. A review of the arithmetical competencies of these children is provided, along with discussion of underlying memory and cognitive deficits and potential neural correlates. The deficits are discussed in terms of three subtypes of mathematics learning disability and in terms of a more general framework for linking research in mathematical cognition to research in learning disabilities.

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Developmental psychology · Learning disability · Mathematics education · Working memory · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques · Neuroscience · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development

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