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Lumsden, J. – Slow Learning Child, 1973
Criticized is a study which compared 19 retarded and 19 advanced grade 3 readers and concluded that the presence of three or more perceptual or psycholinguistic immaturities was likely to be a critical factor in reading ability. (DB)
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Maturation
Cahn, Lorynne; Hodges, Joan – Academic Therapy, 1973
The importance of including an occupational therapist in an interdisciplinary team to assess learning disabilities is demonstrated with the case of an 8-year-old boy who was evaluated and diagnosed as having severe reading disabilities and perceptual dysfunction. (MC)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Exceptional Child Education, Learning Disabilities