The Effects of Visual Discrimination Training on Reading Readiness Test Performance of Impulsive First Grade Boys

• Published in: The Journal of educational research (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 69; no. 9; pp. 338 - 340
• Main Author: Shapiro, Jon E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bloomington, Ill Routledge 01.05.1976; Heldref Publications; Public School Pub. Co. for the University of Illinois, Bureau of Educational Research
• Subjects: Auditory discrimination; Control groups; Discriminative listening; Performance readers; Posttests; Reading readiness tests; Speech discrimination; Standard score; Training; Visual discrimination

An impulsive conceptual tempo has been shown to be a factor affecting performance on some learning tasks. The purpose of this study was to determine if a visual discrimination treatment could alter the effects of an impulsive response style on performance on a readiness measure. Thirty-two impulsive...