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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 VIII. Frequency of MD, RD, and PSD as a Function of Grade and Gender.

MD-Pan = 22 MD allbn = 35 Non-MDcn = 174

Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys
Total Sample Number 7 15 14 21 92 82
Mean Age (SD)
 Kindergarten 5.47(0.41) 5.92 (0.46) 5.67 (0.42) 5.90 (0.42) 5.72 (0.31) 5.85 (0.32)
FSIQ Grade 3
 Mean 93.57 89.00 97.64 93.52 112.35 111.73
 (SD) (10.55) (9.99) (8.76) (11.48) (12.23) (13.27)
Number (%) with RDd
 Kindergarten 1 (17%) 3 (23%) 1 (9%) 5 (26%) 3 (3%) 2 (3%)
 Grade 1 1 (17%) 8 (53%) 3 (23%) 8 (38%) 2 (2%) 3 (4%)
 Grade 2 1 (14%) 6 (40%) 2 (14%) 7(33%) 3 (3%) 3 (4%)
 Grade 3 0 (0%) 4 (27%) 1 (7%) 4 (19%) 1(1%) 6 (7%)
Number (%) with PSDe
 Kindergarten 0 (0%) 3 (20%) 2 (14%) 4 (19%) 3 (3%) 4 (5%)
 Grade 1 0 (0%) 4 (27%) 1 (7%) 5 (24%) 3 (3%) 0 (0%)
 Grade 2 1 (14%) 7 (47%) 2 (14%) 8 (38%) 11 (12%) 15(18%)
 Grade 3 4 (57%) 5 (33%) 5 (36%) 5 (24%) 8 (9%) 5 (6%)
Number (%) with RD+PSD
 Kindergarten 0 (0%) 1 (7%) 0 (0%) 1 (5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
 Grade 1 0 (0%) 2 (13%) 1 (7%) 2 (10%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
 Grade 2 0 (0%) 2 (13%) 0 (0%) 2 (10%) 0 (0%) 2 (2%)
 Grade 3 0 (0%) 1 (7%) 0 (0%) 1 (5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Number (%) with FSIQ<80 0 (0%) 2 (13%) 0 (0%) 2 (10%) 0 (0%) 1(1%)
a

MD-P= TEMA-2 < 10% for 2 or more years during grades K-3.

b

MD all = TEMA-2 < 10% at least one year. Includes MD-P children.

c

Non MD = MD TEMA-2 criteria were not met during any year (grades K-3).

d

RD = RAN response time > 1.5 SD from overall group mean (N = 209).

e

PSD = DTVP-2 position in space standard score < 7.