For 89 White children 6 to 11 years old and of upper middle class, scores on Piagetian tasks of conservation of length and volume were related to age but field independence was correlated significantly to these scores. (Author)

The study concerned the effects of induced interference, employing a backward masking paradigm, on the processing of sensory information and on the formation of perceptual-motor responses in 20 dyslexic and 20 normal children (mean age 8.2 years). (Author/PHR)

The purpose of this study was to determine if performance and learning of mildly retarded children on a rotary pursuit task was facilitated by various types of supplementary, concurrent sensory feedback and if supplementary feedback presented during either correct or incorrect responding differentially affected motor learning. (Author/SJL)

Reports that no significant relationships were found between the selected visual perceptual, visual motor, and inter-sensory integration skills and reading achievement. (TO)

Reports a study comparing two auditory-visual integration tests, one basically that developed by Birch and the other using Morse-type stimuli. Suggests reasons why the Morse form of test was more highly correlated with reading ability than the Birch test. (TO)

Reports a significant interaction between I.Q. and reading achievement for 277 students in grades three through twelve but correlations between I.Q. and reading achievement among left-handers were significantly lower than among right-handers. (TO)

This study tested the extension of Schmidt's schema theory to the relationship between fine and gross motor skills. Fifty-two preschoolers were tested on 10 isomorphically related pairs of fine and gross motor tasks. When age was partialled out, results showed significant covariation among 6 of the 10 task pairs. (Author/SJL)

Participation in a 20-week program of specific motor activities (Frostig Move Grow Learn program) by 22 predominantly Mexican American children (6-8 years old) resulted in no significant improvement in the Ss' reading achievement. (CL)

No significant relationship was demonstrated by 41 preschool children who were asked to identify some represented body parts which were displayed in a scattered array on a page and the ability to draw or assemble a person. (PN)

To determine the validity of the Imitation of Gestures Technique as a measure of visual motor functioning, the performance of 295 preschoolers on the test was correlated with age and scores from the Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration. (Author/CL)

Reports that participants in a perceptual training program at the kindergarten level performed at a higher level than non-participants according to reading, arithmetic, and composite achievement scores obtained in grade three. (TO)

For 20 dental students the relationships of field dependency, scores on the dental admissions test, grades in technique courses, and time and error scores on mirror-tracing tests were studied. Preliminary results indicate that study of the perceptual-cognitive styles of dental students may have utility in counseling and admissions. (Author/SJL)