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Comparative Study
. 2013;19(2):173-89.
doi: 10.1080/09297049.2011.648922. Epub 2012 Mar 1.

Memory processes in learning disability subtypes of children born preterm

Thomasin E McCoy  1 , Amy L Conrad, Lynn C Richman, Peg C Nopoulos, Edward F Bell
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Comparative Study

Memory processes in learning disability subtypes of children born preterm

Thomasin E McCoy et al. Child Neuropsychol. 2013.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate immediate auditory and visual memory processes in learning disability subtypes of 40 children born preterm. Three subgroups of children were examined: (a) primary language disability group (n = 13), (b) perceptual-motor disability group (n = 14), and (c) no learning disability diagnosis group without identified language or perceptual-motor learning disability (n = 13). Between-group comparisons indicate no significant differences in immediate auditory or visual memory performances between language and perceptual-motor learning disability groups. Within-group comparisons revealed that both learning disability groups performed significantly lower on a task of immediate memory when the mode of stimulus presentation and mode of response were visual.

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Mean Color Span z-scores by trial and learning disability subtype.
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