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Semantics 1968-I “The self-fulfilling prophecy”

Semantics 1968-I “The self-fulfilling prophecy” DYSILEXIA QUOTIENT 31 SUMMARY A new index for expressing degree of reading disability in children is presented. Called the Dyslexia Quotient (D. Q.), it has the advantages of being simple to calculate and of being expresstd in round numbers. Stan- dardization of this new index is presented. In addition, the use of the Dy- slexia Quotient in 50 patients who completed intensi~ce dyslexta therapy is presented. An age-improvement distribution diagram, using the D, Q. is given. The authors suggest that the Dyslexia Quotient offers a valuable universal means of indicating degree of reading disability at any grade or age level. BIBLIOGRAPHY i. de' Hirsch, K., Jansky, J. J., and Langford, W. M. Predicting Reading Failure, Harper and Row, New York, 1966 2.. Monroe, M. Children Who Cannot. Read, University of Chicago Press, 1932 3..Macmeeken, M. Developmental Dyslexia .in Educationally Retarded Children, University of London Press, 1942 SEMANTICS lg~8 - I "The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy" Book after book, case history after ease history, we come upon the phenomena of, "Good start, leveling off; boredom, lack of motivation; conclusion: this child, or student, has reached, or nearly reached, his 'ceiling" in performance; functional literacy is for him a real achieve- ment, and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annals of Dyslexia Springer Journals

Semantics 1968-I “The self-fulfilling prophecy”

Annals of Dyslexia , Volume 18 (1): 2 – Jan 1, 1968
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1967 The Orton Society Inc.
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0736-9387
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1934-7243
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10.1007/BF02658555
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DYSILEXIA QUOTIENT 31 SUMMARY A new index for expressing degree of reading disability in children is presented. Called the Dyslexia Quotient (D. Q.), it has the advantages of being simple to calculate and of being expresstd in round numbers. Stan- dardization of this new index is presented. In addition, the use of the Dy- slexia Quotient in 50 patients who completed intensi~ce dyslexta therapy is presented. An age-improvement distribution diagram, using the D, Q. is given. The authors suggest that the Dyslexia Quotient offers a valuable universal means of indicating degree of reading disability at any grade or age level. BIBLIOGRAPHY i. de' Hirsch, K., Jansky, J. J., and Langford, W. M. Predicting Reading Failure, Harper and Row, New York, 1966 2.. Monroe, M. Children Who Cannot. Read, University of Chicago Press, 1932 3..Macmeeken, M. Developmental Dyslexia .in Educationally Retarded Children, University of London Press, 1942 SEMANTICS lg~8 - I "The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy" Book after book, case history after ease history, we come upon the phenomena of, "Good start, leveling off; boredom, lack of motivation; conclusion: this child, or student, has reached, or nearly reached, his 'ceiling" in performance; functional literacy is for him a real achieve- ment, and

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Published: Jan 1, 1968

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