[The attitude toward learning and favorite subjects in students with reading and spelling disability]

The hypothesis of a general dislike of school and learning aversion in children with reading and spelling disability could not be confirmed. As far as the attitude to the subjects and to the teachers, particularly to the teachers of German, is concerned no deviation from the norm generally existed. The inclination towards lingual subjects is lower than in pupils attending polytechnic high schools. The contrast between frequent behavioural disorders in school on the one hand, and the general positive attitude towards school is interpreted as a appetency-aversion conflict. The dominance of appetency is caused by the favourable social and pedagogic conditions in socialist society and is regarded as a prerequisite of successful therapy.