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Hinds, Lillian R. – Journal of Clinical Reading: Research and Programs, 1983
Describes three studies relating to visual functioning. Finds that reading retardation is the result of a clustering of factors, of multiple causation. Discusses the need to determine whether or not a student has the necessary lateral and other functional vision skills to maintain sufficient body energy for the demands of the reading task. (MG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Reading Ability, Reading Processes
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Cobrinik, Leonard – Journal of Autism and Childhood Schizophrenia, 1974
Examined were the development of reading and reading-related abilities in 6 severely emotionally disturbed institutionalized boys 12- to 15-years-old who demonstrated unexpected rote reading abilities (4th- to 6th-grade levels) despite moderate to severe intellectual retardation. (CL)
Descriptors: Autism, Case Studies, Emotional Disturbances, Etiology
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Stewart, Bob R.; And Others – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1976
The study compared the effects of different verbal formats--visual (printed) and aural (recorded tape)--on the performance of 60 vocational high school boys (30 each of high and low reading abilities). Findings indicated high reading ability students performed significantly better; findings relating performance to verbal format were inconsistent.…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, High School Students