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Published on: February 19, 2018
Australian aboriginal spatial cognition and dyslexia: a criticism of Pontius (1982)
Abstract:
Pontius ' neuropsychological explanation of some Aboriginal Australians' poor reading performance is not supported by an examination of the socio-cultural and educational considerations surrounding their performance or by research into the neurophysiological bases of reading retardation. Classification of children as "ecologically" dyslexic was based on hear-say general impressions of Aborigines' school performance and not on children's reading errors.
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