For a sample of 35 children entering the first grade in regular elementary school, clinical screening evaluations identified about 80% of those who were classified as low in reading readiness. The oculomotor task used for electro-oculographic study, namely, the ability to fixate and follow stripes on a slowly revolving drum, was not effective in identifying pupils as low or high in reading readiness.
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