Quantitative Deficits of Preschool Children at Risk for Mathematical Learning Disability

The study tested the hypothesis that acuity of the potentially inherent approximate number system (ANS) contributes to risk of mathematical learning disability (MLD). Sixty-eight (35 boys) preschoolers at risk for school failure were assessed on a battery of quantitative tasks, and on intelligence,...

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Main Authors: Felicia W. Chu, Kristy eVanMarle, David C. Geary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00195/full