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Selective Attention Deficits in Poor Readers? Dichotic Listening, Speeded Classification, and Auditory and Visual Central and Incidental Learning Tasks.

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Pelham, William E. – Child Development, 1979

Results as a whole did not support the hypothesis that poor readers show deficits in selective attention relative to age-matched normal readers. (RH)

Descriptors: Attention, Auditory Perception, Classification, Cognitive Development

The Effects of Stimulus Complexity and Sensory Modality on Reaction Time in Normal and Retarded Readers

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Blank, Marion; And Others – Child Development, 1975

Intra- and crossmodal performance of normal and retarded third-grade readers were compared in a reaction-time task. Results suggest that the demands of stimulus complexity within the visual modality rather than the demands of crossmodal shifting were related to reading ability. (Author/ED)

Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Difficulty Level, Elementary School Students, Learning Modalities