Michèle M. M. Mazzocco|Richard E. Thompson
Kindergarten Predictors of Math Learning Disability
Kennedy Krieger Institute|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University
aim present study address effectively predict mathematics learning disability mld specifically addressed whether cognitive data obtained kindergarten effectively predict children mld third grade whether abbreviated test battery could effective standard psychoeducational assessment predicting mld whether abbreviated battery corresponded literature mld characteristics participants 226 children enrolled 4year prospective longitudinal study kindergarten administered measures mathematics achievement formal informal mathematics ability visualspatial reasoning rapid automatized naming examined test scores test items kindergarten best predicted mld grades 2 3 statistical models using standardized scores entire test battery correctly classified 8083 percent participants mld regression models using scores individual test items less predictive models containing standard scores except models using specific subset test items dealt reading numerals number constancy magnitude judgments onedigit numbers mental addition onedigit numbers models accurate predicting mld model including entire set standard scores battery tests examined findings indicate possible effectively predict kindergartners risk mld thus findings implications early screening mld