Interventions in Mathematics and Cognitive Skills
Math Learning Disability, Child Development, Developmental Disability
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Math Learning Disability focused on measuring Numerical skills in children, Low math abilities, Mathematical Learning Disabilities, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics, Transfer, Psychology, Generalization, Psychology, Early Intervention, Educational, Neural Pathways, Neural Networks, Computer
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children aged 6-8 years old
- Intelligence Quotient (IQ): Participants with a Full Scale IQ > 70 on the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI-II).
- Identification of Mathematical Learning Disabilities: Scores below the 25th percentile on symbolic number processing test in Numeracy Screener and two or more Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT-III) math subtests
- Identification of typically developing children: Scores at or above the 50th percentile on symbolic number processing test in Numeracy Screener and all WIAT-III math subtests
- Right-handed
- Normal or corrected-to-normal vision and no hearing impairments
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of neurological or psychiatric disorder (i.e., schizophrenia, psychosis, depression, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.)
- History of trauma involving head injury
- Consistent psychiatric medications
- No major contraindication for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - braces, metal implants, pacemakers, vascular stents, metallic ear tubes, consistent exposure to metal, claustrophobia)
- Low birth weight (under 4.4lbs) or significant difficulty during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or immediate neonatal period
- Pregnancy
Sites / Locations
- Stanford Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience LaboratoryRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Integrative Symbolic Non-Symbolic (iSNS) Training
Active Comparator: Active Control Intervention (Working Memory Training)
Integrative symbolic non-symbolic (iSNS) training: Over a period of 6 weeks, participants will complete activities that progressively strengthen the mapping of symbolic numerical representations to non-symbolic numerical quantities and enhance fluency in symbolic numerical skills.
Active control intervention: Over a period of 6 weeks, participants will complete activities that enhance short-term storage and maintenance of visuospatial or verbal information.