A study comparing Chicano and Anglo children in spatial and language abilities showed that Chicanos were better in spatial ability and poorer in language comprehension. The findings were interpretated as demonstrating ethnic group differences in information processing strategies and the polarity of verbal and spatial skills in some children. (JB)

The paper suggests that the use of a single visual-motor test, (here, the Winter Haven Perceptual Forms Test) as a screening device for visual-motor difficulties in the first grade is questionable. (Author)

Evaluation of the Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception found that it measured a single general factor of perceptual organization which was weakly related to IQ and unrelated to reading ability. (KW)

Test Battery was designed to explore the auditory and the visual perceptual processing abilities of children from five through eight. (Authors)

Lists summaries dealing with specific aspects of reading research, including bibliographies, syntheses of research, and critiques of research. (VJ)

Study investigated whether the observed individual differences in visual pursuit endure beyond the neonatal period. (Authors/MB)

Total reaction time for dyslexic children was found to be longer than for normal children, suggesting that a modification of the study task might be useful for the early prediction of reading disability. (GS)