News articles tagged with 'skill'
Neuroimaging at Stanford helps to predict which dyslexics will learn to read
— 3 Jan 2011 18:50 | HealthResearchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have used sophisticated brain imaging to predict with 90 percent accuracy which teenagers with dyslexia would improve their…
IQ scores fail to predict academic performance in children with autism
— 18 Nov 2010 10:15 | HealthNew data show that many children with autism spectrum disorders have greater academic abilities than previously thought. In a study by researchers at the University of Washington, 90…
Nighttime sleep found beneficial to infants' skills
— 16 Nov 2010 12:00 | HealthAt ages 1 and 1-1/2, children who get most of their sleep at night (as opposed to during the day) do better in a variety of skill areas than children who don't sleep as much at night…
Gene discovery supports link between handedness and language-related disorders
— 5 Nov 2010 13:15 | HealthScientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, have identified a genetic variant which influences whether a person with dyslexia is more skilled with…
Language intervention provides educational benefits for preschool children
— 2 Nov 2010 15:54 | HealthA pre-school language intervention programme can significantly improve the educational lives of children with poorly developed speech and language skills, according to new research…
Large study shows females are equal to males in math skills
— 13 Oct 2010 17:09 | HealthThe mathematical skills of boys and girls, as well as men and women, are substantially equal, according to a new examination of existing studies in the current online edition of journal…
Building language skills more critical for boys than girls
— 22 Sep 2010 18:09 | HealthDeveloping language skills appears to be more important for boys than girls in helping them to develop self-control and, ultimately, succeed in school, according to a study led by a…
Musical skill reflects working memory capacity in addition to practice time
— 9 Jul 2010 08:58 | HealthPractice will help you play piano better - but it's not going to turn you into Liberace. A new study looks at the role that working memory capacity plays in piano players' ability to…
Teaching self-control skills to children reduces classroom problems
— 19 Mar 2010 12:01 | HealthChildren taught skills to monitor and control their anger and other emotions improved their classroom behaviour and had significantly fewer school disciplinary referrals and suspensions,…
Video gamers: Size of brain structures predicts success
— 21 Jan 2010 17:39 | HealthResearchers can predict your performance on a video game simply by measuring the volume of specific structures in your brain, a multi-institutional team reports this week…