To determine if the Frostig or any of its subtests measured any ability of first graders related to reading achievement (Gates) not already measured by a language-oriented intelligence test (Slosson) 163 first grade boys and girls were tested. The Frostig test did not measure any additional specific skills, perceptual or otherwise, beyond the Slosson, related to reading achievement. It appears that the Frostig scale is of limited worth as an instrument for measuring specific visual perceptual skills related to reading achievement in a typical first-grade population.
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