Frontiers in Psychology | |
How Cognitive Strengths Compensate Weaknesses Related to Specific Learning Difficulties in Fourth-Grade Children | |
Evelyn H. Kroesbergen1  Tijs Kleemans1  Marije D. E. Huijsmans2  | |
[1] Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands;null; | |
关键词: children; cognitive skills; comorbidity; compensation; learning difficulties; mathematics; reading; strengths and weaknesses; | |
DOI : 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.552458 | |
来源: Frontiers | |
【 摘 要 】
The goal of the present study was to investigate whether children’s cognitive strengths can compensate the accompanied weaknesses related to their specific learning difficulties. A Bayesian multigroup mediation SEM analysis in 281 fourth-grade children identified a cognitive compensatory mechanism in children with mathematical learning difficulties (n = 36): Children with weak number sense, but strong rapid naming performed slightly better on mathematics compared to peers with weak rapid naming. In contrast, a compensatory mechanism was not identified for children with a comorbid mathematical and reading difficulty (n = 16). One explanation for the latter finding could relate to the lack of ability to compensate, because of the difficulties these children experience in both academic domains. These findings lead to a new direction in research on learning difficulties in mathematics and/or reading by suggesting that children with a learning disability each have a unique profile of interrelated cognitive strengths and weaknesses. Children might compensate with these strengths for their weaknesses, which could lead to (small) learning gains in the affected domain.
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