Tactile Perception in Dyslexic Children

摘要

A new mode of perceptual recognition and decoding for reading-retarded and normal children is assessed. Specifically, the skin of the abdomen just above the waistline, is investigated as a possible sensory channel for linear and letter discrimination and decoding. Preliminary studies in tactile discrimination were directed toward certain variables, such as speed of linear movement, length of lines, location of stimuli on the body, timing of successive letters, and complexity of pattern construction. Objectives of this research were to find absolute differences among and within populations of children at various levels of reading. These differences could be used diagnostically to provide a basis for theoretical formulation and to serve as a baseline for the development of a controlled letter decoding program.