Readers Who Lacked Word Analysis Skills: A Group Diagnosis

The purpose of this study was to discover some of the pertinent characteristics of reading clinic children whose most apparent difficulty was the lack of skill in word attack. Problem 1: To analyze and describe the oral reading characteristics and error patterns of selec ted reading-clinic children. Problem 2: To test the null hypothesis that readers who lack word analysis skill show no signi ficant differences in intellectual functioning from a) the Wechsler population sample, b) the reading clinic population. Problem 3: To compare reading achievement and reading potential as these are indicated by standardized aptitude, capacity, and achieveme nt tests. Problem 4: To isolate clues revealed in the back grounds of the children which might be explored further as causal factors.