Mathematics Cognition and Specific Learning Disabilities

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Mathematics Cognition and Specific Learning Disabilities: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), in partnership with the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS), U.S. Department of Education, invites innovative research grant applications designed to contribute new knowledge in the area of mathematical cognition and learning, with a focus on: (1) normal development of mathematical proficiency (e.g., in basic calculation skills, mathematical conceptual understanding, comprehension, reasoning, procedural fluency, and strategic competence); (2) individual differences that moderate the development of mathematical proficiency (e.g., gender, ethnic or cultural factors, socio-economic status, personality, cognitive style); (3) specific learning disabilities in mathematics, including definitional elements, classification, epidemiology, preventive strategies, early intervention, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment; and (4) combinations and relationships among these. The topical domains of interest under the rubric of mathematical learning include, but are not limited to, basic calculation skills, mathematical conceptual understanding, comprehension, reasoning, procedural fluency, and strategic competence. Of particular importance for this RFA is the discovery of cognitive, perceptual, behavioral, genetic, hormonal, and neurobiological mechanisms that are influential in the expression of learning abilities, individual difference factors, and specific learning disabilities in mathematics, as well as predictors of success and failure, along with the development of preventive and treatment approaches to ameliorate specific learning disabilities in mathematics. This RFA will result in grants supporting multidisciplinary, integrated, coordinated programs of research (P01) and individual, possibly multi-site, multidisciplinary research project grants (R01). The funded investigators will become part of a Mathematics Learning and Specific Learning Disabilities Research Network.