A study examined the use of a body awareness microcomputer program on young children as a predictor of early reading achievement. Subjects, 58 preschool and kindergarten students (prereaders) from a university laboratory school in the southern region of the United States, were asked to work in the microcomputer center in small groups to identify body part pictures and respond to some questions as these pictures appeared on the computer screen. Achievement tests were administered the next year. Results indicated that identification of body parts by oral expressive language and type of gender were not significant predictors of reading achievement in three regression analyses. However, independent variables of age and visual comprehension were found to be significant predictors for word reading, sentence reading, and total reading achievement test scores. Findings suggest that further investigation should be made to analyze the correlation of visual perception skills such as the visual comprehension of body part placement and early reading achievement. (ARH)