Identifying Intermittent Central Suppression to Improve Reading.

Whiteaker, Janet; Zolg, Carolyn

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ERIC Number: EJ631399

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Publication Date: 2001

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Identifying Intermittent Central Suppression to Improve Reading.

Whiteaker, Janet; Zolg, Carolyn

Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, v17 n2 p93-95 Spr 2001

Describes Intermittent Central Suppression (ICS), a treatable eye malfunction that can make reading difficult. Reports that some students with ICS are not diagnosed through standard vision acuity tests and are misdiagnosed as learning disabled. Presents a study that found that students who were treated for ICS stayed in school longer than students in the control group. (NB)

Descriptors: Corrective Reading, Eyes, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Optometry, Reading Ability, Reading Difficulties, Vision, Visual Acuity, Visual Impairments

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Language: English

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