Accuracy of imitation of nonsense words was examined in first and second grade children as a function of prior reception training. (MP)

Examines the latency and the accuracy of adult's and children's saccades under optimal warning and no-warning conditions. Subjects were nine adults (mean age =23.7) and nine elementary school students (mean age =8.5). (Author/MP)

Six experiments were reported which examine the young child's ability to compare included and nonincluded sets. Subjects were children from nursery and primary schools in Edinburgh. (Author/MP)

Skilled and unskilled readers from grades 3, 5, and 7 performed one of three memory tasks on a randomized list of primary word associates. Examined reading skill differences in relation to memory skills. (BD)

Examines the effectiveness of training children from grades 3 through 7 to organize information to be recalled into predetermined class inclusion hierarchies. Examines the effect of this training on performance on a transfer task requiring subjective organization. (BD)

Examined the effects of training in self-monitoring and goal setting skills on classroom study behavior and on the academic achievement of fifth and sixth grade children in an individualized mathematics program. (BD)

Examines the development of organization and retrieval strategies in free recall in relation to the development of memory attributes. Second and sixth grade children and college students participated in the study. (BD)

Kindergarten, second, and fourth grade children were asked to recall letter sequences on a task which required the use of a verbal strategy, a positional strategy, or either of the two strategies. (BD)

Examines the processing of physical and nominal features of letters by children from grades 1, 2, and 6. Examines processing strategies in relation to reading ability. (BD)