Language variables related to reading ability of children with verbal deficits

✍ Scribed by Lynn C. Richman

• Book ID: 102678817
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1979
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 544 KB
• Volume: 16
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0033-3085
• DOI: 10.1002/1520-6807(197904)16:2<299::aid-pits2310160222>3.0.co;2-h

✦ Synopsis

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Iotw Thie study examined verbal reception and verbal mediation skius of children with low verbal/high perfoimanoe WISC profilm. Of apeci6c inteaeet was the identification of poesibfe aourcp~ of languaee impairment and the reletionship between language vsrieblee and readmg echievement. E ' -five children in second through 6fth nda (agea gll) 5 t h low v e r b a l s performance WISC profile€J were e V l L e d , UEing hon or verbal mediation strs m z t w c s l ~m % results support the me of a v % mdatioin the diagnwtic evduation of children with verbd deficit. verbd madilbtim ekills appear to be d d y associated with regdins ability, wbile the verbal recephon taek provided little mefil diagnostic information for verbally deficient children. tive *+ requvlng verbal