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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 11.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Dyslexia. 2003 Jan 1;53(1):218–253. doi: 10.1007/s11881-003-0011-7

Table VI. Number (and Percent)a of Children Meeting Specific Criteria for Poor Reading or Visual Spatial Performance.

Grade in school (N = 209)a

Criteria Kindergarten Firstb Secondc Thirdd
More Restrictive
WJ-R LWID < 86 18/204 (9%) 5 (2%) 2 (1%) 4 (2%)
WJ-R WA < 86 9/197 (5%) 10 (5%) 3 (1%) 6 (3%)
RANe RT > X+1.5 SD 11/202 (5%) 16/208 (8%) 15 (7%) 12 (6%)
DTVP-2 subtests < 7:
 Position in Space 13 (6%) 9 (4%) 36 (17%) 23 (11%)
 Figure Ground 38 (18%) 32 (15%) 36 (17%) 24 (11%)
 Visual Closure 74/208 (36%) 81 (39%) 65 (31%) 34 (16%)
 Form Constancy 1/208 (<1%) 5 (2%) 2 (1%) 2 (1%)
Less Restrictive
WJ-R LWID < 95 50/204 (25%) 17 (8%) 13 (6%) 26 (12%)
WJ-R WA < 95 66/197 (34%) 25 (12%) 13 (6%) 28 (13%)
RANe RT > X+1 SD 19/202 (9%) 24/208 (12%) 30 (14%) 23 (11%)
DTVP-2 subtests < 8:
 Position in Space 29 (14%) 46 (22%) 62 (30%) 33 (16%)
 Figure Ground 63 (30%) 52 (25%) 41 (20%) 28 (13%)
 Visual Closure 118/208 (57%) 103 (49%) 71 (34%) 40 (19%)
 Form Constancy 3/208 (1%) 15 (7%) 7 (3%) 5 (2%)
a

N = 209, unless otherwise indicated. N < 209 in cases of missing data.

b

Includes 2 children who repeated kindergarten.

c

Includes 8 first graders, 6 who repeated first grade.

d

Includes 9 second graders, 1 who repeated second grade.

e

RAN numbers subtest was used for all grades with the exception of Kindergarten where RAN colors subtest was used.