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Peer reviewedBeach, Sara Ann; Robinson, Robert J. – Reading Psychology, 1992
Finds that children come to preschool with some knowledge of print but do not achieve mastery until the second or third grade. Finds a significant gender effect, but different patterns of that effect for each of the concepts about print task. (RS)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Reading, Perceptual Development, Reading Research
Peer reviewedGuthrie, John T. – Journal of Reading, 1982
Reflects on the importance of observation and documentation of detail in producing critical thinking and accurate writing. (AEA)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Memory, Perception, Perceptual Development
Peer reviewedWheeler, Roberta – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 1980
Reports a study designed to determine whether students with learning problems could increase their own reading efficiency by learning through resources that complemented their perceptual strengths. Subjects were 16 children in a second grade learning disabilities class. Their reading vocabularies were improved during the perceptual program.…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Learning Modalities, Perceptual Development, Primary Education
Peer reviewedHuba, Mary E.; Kontos, Susan – Journal of Educational Research, 1985
A test to assess prereaders' understanding of the function of print is evaluated. Results show test reliability and validity. Correlations between the Print Awareness Test and other measures are presented. Future research is called for to clarify the role of the test in the reading acquisition process. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Elementary Education, Language Processing, Perception Tests
Peer reviewedKogan, Nathan; Chadrow, Mindy – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1986
Examines the differential influence of pictorial vs. verbal forms on the comprehension of metaphor in younger (second grade) and older (fifth grade) children through their performance on the pictorial Metaphoric Triads Task. (HOD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Generalization
Peer reviewedHarber, Jean R. – Reading Horizons, 1979
An investigation of the relationship of four perceptual and perceptual-motor skills to two measures of reading achievement in normal and learning disabled children in the second grade suggested that deficits in perceptual skills are not highly related to reading performance. (MKM)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Beginning Reading, Grade 2, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedBattle, James; Labercane, George – Reading Horizons, 1985
Examines the relationship of achievement in reading, spelling, and arithmetic with a variety of other measures, including tests of visual memory and visual-motor association. Concludes that visual association is more closely related to achievement in reading, arithmetic, and spelling than is visual memory. (HOD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Mathematics Skills
Peer reviewedTaylor, H. Gerry; And Others – Reading Research Quarterly, 1979
Children who had been diagnosed as dyslexic were compared with other disabled readers and no differences were found. When the dyslexic and disabled reading children were compared with normal children, differences were found in neurodevelopmental skills and parents' reading and spelling skills. (MKM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dyslexia, Failure, Grade 2
