At the end of first grade arithmetic and reading achievement scores of 84 children were correlated with power and precision of Bender Memory using the Bender Visual Memory Technique. Of the 20 correlations, 16 were significant. Support for recommended use of the Bender Visual Memory Technique as a clinical or diagnostic screening instrument for early assessment of arithmetic skill is provided.
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