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Download full textManzo, Anthony V.; Duffelmeyer, Fred – 1975
A formulated definition of the term dyslexia is proposed in this paper in order to clarify the semantical confusion which exists among both specialists and the general public. Dyslexia is explained as a generic term for severe and puzzling reading disability, found to be both acute (where reading-age lags 25 percent or more below mental age) and…
Descriptors: Definitions, Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulty
Kasdon, Lawrence M. – 1969
The disagreement on terminology used to describe reading difficulties and to classify reading underachievers is illustrated. Some of the research findings on physical, intellectual, emotional, and educational factors which cause reading difficulty are described, with emphasis on replying to questions asked by parents and on clarifying some…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Disabilities, Learning Problems
Hunt, Martin – Reading Newsreport, 1972
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Phonics, Pronunciation Instruction, Reading Difficulty
PDF pending restorationSenf, Gerald M. – 1972
The first major section of this report describes in detail an information-integration theory which seeks to explain how an organism selects information and integrates it with other information from the environment and from the organism's internal processes. The model treats information as a pattern of neural activity composed of a plethora of unit…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Theory
Cromer, Ward; Wiener, Morton – 1974
A recent finding that good and poor readers may bring different response patterns to the reading task comes from a pilot study in which so-called good readers achieved a higher score on a comprehension test than did poor readers, even when they had not had a paragraph or story to read as a basis for answering the questions. This study was a more…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decoding (Reading), Junior High School Students, Learning Modalities
Goldberg, Herman K.; Schiffman, Gilbert B. – 1972
The purpose of this book is to provide an understanding of both the educational and medical aspects of reading and to show how they are interrelated in reading disabilities. The various aspects of reading disabilities are presented in the following chapters: Introduction to the Reading Problem; Early Predictive Studies; Psychological Evaluation;…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities, Reading
Calkins, Eloise O., Comp. – 1970
Collected together in this volume are the background papers for the National Advisory Committee on Dyslexia and Related Reading Disorders. Papers include "The Nature of the Reading Process"; "Bases of Classification of Reading Disorders"; "Sex Differences in Reading Disability"; "Dyslexia: Neurological and Genetic Etiology"; "Dyslexia and Its…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Dyslexia, Early Reading, Elementary Education
Hollingsworth, Paul M. – 1970
The need for experts from related disciplines to aid in learning diagnosis and prognosis is discussed. While support for a multi-causation theory of reading disability has been general for many years, it has not led to action, as reflected in the lack of an interdisciplinary approach to learning disabilities in many schools, reading centers, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Family Environment, Family Influence, Interdisciplinary Approach
Gunderson, Doris V., Comp. – 1970
This compilation consists of a series of articles on selected aspects of reading problems. In her preface, the compiler insists upon the educational value of examining several perspectives on the same problem; thus, this book contains discussion by linguists, anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, economists, and specialists in certain…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged Youth, Dyslexia, Interdisciplinary Approach
HURLEY, OLIVER L. – 1966
A LITERATURE REVIEW OF SIX KEY CONCEPTS OF PSYCHOLINGUISTIC PROCESSES IS PRESENTED. THE SIX CONCEPTS ARE (1) COGNITIVE GROWTH, (2) PSYCHOLINGUISTIC MODELS SUCH AS THE ILLINOIS TEST OF PSYCHOLINGUISTIC ABILITIES (ITPA), (3) INTERSENSORY INTEGRATION, (4) REMEDIAL TEACHING TECHNIQUES, (5) VISUALIZATION IN INTEGRATIVE TASKS, AND (6) CONCEPTUAL SCHEMA.…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Cognitive Processes, Diagnostic Tests, Exceptional Child Research
