Characteristics of Cognitive Functions among Polish Adolescence with Spelling Disorders

The level of visual abilities, language, memory processes and intellectual functioning development affects the quality of a written text. The following analysis will present the results of diagnostic tests indicating the most common criterion for a group and stating whether a person has been diagnosed with having cognitive developmental level below the group-s average or not.The study-s aim is to determine whether there are specific patterns of cognitive deficits, which can be distinguished among the group of young people with spelling disorders.

Authors:

• Izabela Pietras

Keywords:

• cognitive deficits
• cognitive functions
• spellingdisorders

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