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Peer reviewedFeagans, Lynne V.; Merriwether, Ann – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1990
This study explored whether visual discrimination problems impair achievement in children with and without learning disabilities. Children (N=66) with learning disabilities were tested for visual discrimination problems, tracked throughout elementary school, and compared to a normally achieving sample. Results indicated lower reading and general…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedLesiak, Judi; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1979
Compared good and poor spellers at the third- and sixth-grade levels on seven tasks that measured visual and auditory discrimination, memory, analysis and synthesis skills. Results indicated tasks discriminated between good and poor spellers at the third-grade level and sixth-grade level. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Auditory Discrimination, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students
