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Peer reviewedOlson, Arthur V. – Journal of Research in Reading, 1980
Discusses two frequently recommended tests for the evaluation of visual perception in relation to reading ability: the Frostig Development Test of Visual Perception and the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test. Questions the content validity of the former and suggests that the latter is a reasonable predictor of reading achievement. (FL)
Descriptors: Perception Tests, Reading Achievement, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Difficulties
Peer reviewedRiding, R. J.; Pugh, J. C. – Journal of Research in Reading, 1981
When groups of children were given a test of visual performance designed to measure their dark interval threshold, differences were found between boys and girls and differences were found indicating that those children who had a moderate threshold showed superior reading ability. (MKM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, High Achievement, Low Achievement, Perception Tests
