Vocal Phonic Ability and Silent-Reading Achievement: A First Report

The Relationship Between Auditory Perceptual Skills and Reading Ability

“…These studies include auditory discrimination (Durrell & Murphy 1953, Dykstra 1966, Goetzinger, Dirks, & Baer 1960, McNinch 1971, Reynolds 1953, Thompson 1963, andWepman 1960), auditory blending (Alshan 1965, Chall, Roswell, & Blumenthal 1963, Kass 1966, Mulder & Curtin 1955, and Reynolds 1953, audi-tory memory (Cabrini 1963, Dornbush & Basow 1970, McNinch 1971, Richie & Aten 1976, Rizzo 1939, and Sandstedt 1964, auditory-visual integration (Barnsley, Callanan, & Barnsley 1973, Berry 1967, Birch & Belmont 1964, 1965, Ford 1967, Jones 1972, Kahn & Birch 1968, Katz & Deutsch 1963, Rae 1977, Sterritt & Rudnick 1966, and Vandervoort & Senf 1973, and auditory comprehension (Calfee & Venezky 1968, Hirshoren 1969, Kass 1966, Plessas 1963, Pratt 1956, and Washington & Teska 1970.…”