Reversals in Reading and Writing Made by Pupils in the Kindergarten and Primary Grades

A Follow-Up Study of Non-Readers

“…Sixty-eight per cent of the children who grew up in the orphanage during the period of this study did not require special educational assistance. 10. It was, on the average, more difficult for the aggressive boy to over· come his non-reading, than for the daydreamer or the nervously hyperactive boy.…”

“…Other studies (8,10) have shown that making reversals is a charac· teristic stage in the process of learning to read and forming the habit of left to right attack. The children in this group showing marked reversal ten· dencies, with need for remedial aid, happen to possess a lower average I.Q.…”

“…Downloaded by [University of Sussex Library] at 09:23 22 June 2016 Subsequent emotioJ1c;1 adjustment: Checking the developmental histories of these boys in the comprehensive reports on file, it was found that of the 11 boys whose conduct was reported as aggressive above the average, 10 showed marked behavior and emotional improvement. The one remaining boy of this group was placed in a penal institution as a psychopathic delinquent.…”