This chapter reviews some of our studies suggesting that children with average intelligence,
but reading disabilities (RD), suffer deficits in specific activities of the executive system …

The purpose of this chapter is to review some of our work that provides an empirical
foundation for the view that reading disabilities (RD) reflects a fundamental deficit in working …

ABSTRACT: We review research showing that working memory (WM) deficits are
fundamental problems of children and adults with learning disabilities (LD). Depending on …

The purpose of the present study was to assess the extent to which reading disabilities (RD)
in young adults are related to deficits in specific aspects of temporary storage of verbal …

Children with developmental reading disabilities (RD) frequently display impaired working
memory functioning. However, research has been divergent regarding the characteristics of …

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether changes in working memory (WM) of
children with reading disabilities (RD) were related to a domain-specific or a domain …

The purpose of the present study was to synthesize research that compares children with
and without reading disabilities (RD) on measures of short-term memory (STM) and working …

The purpose of this study was to determine the components of working memory (WM) that
underlie less skilled readers' comprehension and word recognition difficulties. Performance …

The purpose of this chapter is to selectively review some recent research on reading
comprehension and working memory (WM) in children with learning disabilities (LD) in …

Research findings concerning working memory impairment of children with learning
disabilities, poor readers, and individuals with severe learning difficulties are examined …