Aphasic and tactile--perceptual deficits of disabled readers

As part of a psychoeducational battery, 36 children, referred for reading and/or other learning difficulties, were administered the Aphasia Screening Test. the Tactile Finger Recognition Test, and the Finger-tip Number Writing Perception Test from the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery for Older Children. The children were divided into two groups: 18 determined on the basis of a severe discrepancy to be eligible for learning disabilities services in the area of reading (RD) and 18 determined to be ineligible for such services (NRD). Statistical comparisons of the two groups revealed the RD group to display significantly more impairment on the Aphasia Screening Test and the Finger-tip Number Writing Perception Test.