News tagged with comprehension
High school whiz kids may face reading comprehension issues in university
Everyone knows a high-school high achiever who has floundered in university. Now U of A researcher and Reading Research Lab director George Georgiou may have an explanation for the problem.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Intensive training helps children with reading and writing difficulties
Intensive daily training for a limited period is better for children with reading and writing difficulties than the traditional remedial tuition offered by schools, reveals new research from the University of Gothenburg.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Comprehensive schools do not reduce social mobility
Children are no worse off in socio-economic terms if they go to a comprehensive rather than to schools in the selective system, according to new research. The study found that when the total cohort of children ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 04, 2011 |
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Who can drive after a stroke? Tests can help decide
Many people want to keep driving after having a stroke, and many can do so safely. Simple tests in the office can help doctors determine who is more likely to be a safe driver after a stroke, according to research published ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Imitating someone's accent makes it easier to understand them
In conversation, we often imitate each other's speech style and may even change our accent to fit that of the person we're talking to. A recent study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Scienc ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Less pain for learning gain: Research offers a strategy to increase learning with less effort
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists long have recognized that many perceptual skills important for language comprehension and reading can be enhanced through practice. Now research from Northwestern University suggests a new way ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Clinical trials: Comprehension unaffected by simplified consent forms or payment
Although informed consent is an ethical cornerstone in research with humans, some studies suggests that volunteers often do not understand key aspects of the research in which they participate. Recent efforts have been made ...
Aug 10, 2010 |
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Study suggests intervention for overcoming reading-comprehension difficulties in children
Effective reading requires recognizing words and also understanding what they mean. Between 7-10 percent of children have specific reading-comprehension difficulties. These children can read text aloud accurately but do not ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Racial disparities in asthma exist even among children with equal access to health care
Within a comprehensive health insurance system, black and Hispanic children appear more likely than white children to have asthma and their outcomes are often worse, according to a report posted online today that will appear ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Half-heard phone conversations reduce cognitive performance
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study finds that overheard cell phone conversations are distracting because we can't predict what will be said next.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 25, 2010 |
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Predicting what they say
An Australian-American team of investigators has made novel discoveries about the human ability to predict what other people are about to say. Their findings could have significant applications for educators, speech therapists, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Of mice and memory: 'Working memory' of mice can be improved
Mice trained to improve their working memory become more intelligent, suggesting that similar improvements in working memory might help human beings enhance their brain power, according to research published ...
Mar 25, 2010 |
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In brain-injured children, early gesturing predicts language delays
About 1 in 4,000 infants has a brain injury known as pre- or perinatal brain lesions, mainly as a result of stroke, with risk factors involving both mothers and babies. Children with early brain lesions that affect one side ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 25, 2010 |
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Disadvantaged neighborhoods set children's reading skills on negative course
A landmark study from the University of British Columbia finds that the neighbourhoods in which children reside at kindergarten predict their reading comprehension skills seven years later.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 14, 2010 |
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Two sides of the same coin: Speech and gesture mutually interact to enhance comprehension
Your mother may have taught you that it's rude to point, but according to new research in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, gesturing may actually help improve communication.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 05, 2010 |
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