Findings suggest that Vernon's hierarchical paradigm constitutes a useful framework for interpreting WISC and ITPA results for reading disabled students. (RB)

Investigated the use of an intermediate level of orthographic representation based upon the theoretical framework of transformational-generative grammar. (RB)

The study compared the relationships of more easily administered intelligence screening instruments with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) to determine the validity of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, the Slosson Intelligence Test, and the Raven Progressive Matrices among reading disabled children. The screening measures were…

The purpose of this bulletin is to acquaint the reading teacher with the organization and administration of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC). Procedures are suggested for analyzing WISC scores in ways that may yield valuable information for teachers who seek to remediate the student's reading disability. The bulletin contains…

Children's pronunciations of vowel clusters in synthetic words were analyzed in relation to common English words containing the same vowel clusters. Subjects were 436 elementary-school students of both high and low reading levels from a suburban, an urban, and a rural community. Independent variables were grade level, sex, reading level, community…

Children's pronunciations of vowel clusters in synthetic words were analyzed in relation to common English words containing the same vowel clusters. Subjects were 436 elementary students of both high and low reading levels from a suburban, an urban, and a rural community. Conclusions of the study, reported in Part 2, were (1) pronunciations more…

Children's pronunciations of vowel clusters in synthetic words were analyzed in relation to common English words containing the same vowel clusters. Subjects were 436 elementary students of both high and low reading levels from a suburban, an urban, and a rural community. Discussion of the problem and procedures of the study are found in Part 1,…

Teacher characteristics and student variables go together to constitute a reading instructional program. (Author/MLF)

Discusses a study which compared the reading scores of first and fifth-grade subjects classified as reflective or impulsive. Reflective first-grade girls scored higher on all tests than impulsive girls, reflective first-grade boys scored higher than impulsive boys on the critical reading measure, and no differences were found for fifth-grade…

Discusses the advantages of and objections to testing children's reading ages and recommends that test results be given for both reading age and percentile levels (rather than standardized scores). (JM)

Shows that there are beneficial uses of reading expectancy formulas in general, but that there are also factors that make it necessary to use caution when dealing with these formulas. (Author/GW)

Reading test questions were classified as literal or inferential. The kind of question was controlled to determine the influence of test format on comprehension. Analysis of variance indicated no direct effects attributable to test format or kinds of comprehension. Contentions of deficits in automaticity and attentional focus in poor readers were…

Average and above average (supra) readers (grades three and five) performed a partial report task with a variable interstimulus interval. Supra readers outperformed average readers when the interval was more than 200 milliseconds. Results support the concept of a continuous relationship between memory and reading level. (Author/BS)

Examines the relationship between the paraphrasing skills of intermediate grade students and their proficiency in reading comprehension and the sensitivity of three methods of assessing paraphrasing skills. (FL)