Creativity in children with learning disabilities is a complex process due to the academic difficulties that those children have to face. This research has investigated the effects of a creativity program on the academic and cognitive performance of 17 students with learning disabilities, from the second and third grades of elementary public school in Vitória/ES, comparing to the control group. The results indicated a significant improvement in the academic (School Performance Test) and cognitive performance (Raven) of the group who was trained.
creativity; learning disability; academic performance
