Delayed Acquisition of Reading and Writing Abilities in Children

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Abstract
Forty-six children were selected from the county school system for detailed investigation because of their failure to acquire reading and writing abilities.1 These children, who ranged between 7 and 10 years of age, were considered to show "specific" reading and writing difficulties by the school authorities. An associated phenomenon in nearly all of these subjects was aggressive, inappropriate, antisocial behavior. As part of an inclusive study by various medical specialists, psychologists, and a speech therapist, a neurological investigation, including an EEG was made. This report pertains to the clinical neurological findings. In the domain of the clinical neurological study were included all tests that potentially could be correlated with structural lesions of the brain. The 4 major categories of neurological study were as follows: 1. Language. The primary elements studied in this category were (a) Reading Ability. A paragraph from "Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer" was selected since this

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