The Relation of Clinical Saccadic Eye Movement Testing to Reading in Kindergartners and First Graders

Relationship between oculomotor scanning determined by the DEM test and a contextual reading test in schoolchildren with reading difficulties

“…Northway observed that the children who scored lower in the rate of reading test (RRT) took longer at the horizontal DEM test. Reading performance has also been significantly related to saccadic eye movements assessed using the NISOA K-D in 5-year-olds (p=0.0129) and 6-year-olds (p=0.0167) [6].…”

“…Other authors have argued that control of eye movements is an important factor directly related to reading and other scholarly activities [3,4]. Saccadic eye movements have frequently been related to reading ability in several primary school grades [5,6]. Recently Bucci et al [3] found that in a word-reading task the total fixation period is significantly longer in dyslexics than in non-dyslexic children; and the coordination of saccades is poor in a dyslexic child compared to a non-dyslexic child.…”

Impact of Simulated Hyperopia on Academic-Related Performance in Children

“…They suggested that an increased time for reading was required to maintain accuracy in the presence of the induced hyperopia. 18,57 Ayton et al 34 reported that the DEM test is correlated with aspects of reading and visual processing performance, although it is not significantly correlated with quantitative measures of eye movements. These differences could also be attributed to the different reading assessment tools used in each study.…”

Visual function and visual perception in cerebral palsied children

“…Near visual acuity were estimated using the Bernell near visual acuity card at 33 cm (Bernell Corporation, Near PT Test Card/Child Recog/Playing Cards BC2207, South Bend, IN, USA; Brownlee and Goss, 1988; Kulp and Schmidt, 1997; Wong et al. , 2002; Lam et al.…”