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Peer reviewedGoodstein, H. A.; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1970
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Grade 2, Intelligence Quotient, Memory
Peer reviewedWhisler, Nancy G. – Elementary School Journal, 1974
The effects of daily training in visual memory and basal reader instruction were investigated. Training and tests on 295 first-graders indicated that visual memory training resulted in more growth in visual discrimination and higher levels of reading achievement than reading instruction alone. (SDH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Grade 1, Memory
Gildemeister, Joan E.; Friedman, Philip – 1980
Reading achievement tests have been used to identify deficiencies in inner city, poor readers; however, they often do not provide information about encoding strategies which lead some children to academic success. Immediate memory and visual analytic differences which contribute to the success of skilled readers are isolated in this study using 20…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Grade 6, Memory
