The Relationship of Reading Skills to the Ability to Solve Arithmetic Problems

The interpretation of reading skills is limited in this study to the abilities measured by 15 specific tests. Problems is used here to denote verbal arithmetic problems which involve the use of computations. Problem solving ability refers to the traits measured by two tests of arithmetic rea soning. Relationship is interpreted as concomitant occurrence, not as causal relationship. THE PLACE OF PROBLEM SOLVING IN ARITHMETIC