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The Symptoms of Childhood Depression as Factors in Children's Reading Difficulties

The purpose of this study was to investigate symptoms of childhood depression as factors in elementary school age children's reading difficulties. Subjects for study included children who evidenced symptoms of depression from among those referred to the Pupil Appraisal Center (PAC) at North Texas State University for reading difficulties between October, 1983, and April, 1985. The Weinberg Affective Scale (WAS), a screening device for childhood depression, was used to identify the subjects for this study. Using document analysis as the research approach, the researcher examined, recorded, and categorized referral and evaluation statements made by parents, teachers, counselors, and reading specialists the subjects1 PAC files that described symptoms of childhood depression. Also analyzed were diagnostic test data from the evaluation reports of PAC counselors and reading specialists.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331850
Date12 1900
CreatorsWerner, Patrice Holden
ContributorsGentile, Lance M., Black, Janet K., Kurth, Ruth J., Strother, JoAnna, Thomas, L. Fred (Lawrence Fred)
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatiii, 232 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Werner, Patrice Holden, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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