The primary focus of this research study was to examine the benefit of a using a multimodal approach to speech sound correction with preschool children. The approach uses the auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic modalities and includes a unique, interactive visual focus that attempts to provide a visual representation of a phonemic category. The…

Sixteen students (6-26 years old) with developmental dyslexia or hyperactivity and 16 controls were administered the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) and the Revised test (PPVT-R). Increased numbers of perceptually loaded plates accounted for a decrease in IQ scores for dyslexic hyperactive Ss on the revised test. (CL)

This study attempted to develop a valid instrument for the assessment of attitudes in kindergarten children and to evaluate two potential curriculum procedures for facilitating attitude growth. One experimental treatment evolved from role-theory and emphasized perceptual awareness and the ability to put oneself in the place of another; the other…