Kurth E, Kossow H J, Kleinpeter U, Schulz G
Psychiatr Neurol Med Psychol Beih. 1979;25:40-50.
The authors deal with such psychic factors as weaknesses in concentration, reading and spelling which are to a major degree responsible for failure at school. These factors often occur in combination and may indicate early brain damage, in complex interaction with milieu conditions. Ample evidence of this is given in a literature survey. Principles of concentration training and a diagnostic verification procedure are then outlined, which have been derived from an analysis of attention requirements made at school. A therapy for reading and spelling weaknesses is dealt with, followed by a presentation of the results of training and catamneses. Using the method of Kossow mistakes were reduced by 78 percent and spelling marks improved considerably, after the children had returned to their original schools. In conclusion information is given on future projects for better assistance and prevention in the case of reading and spelling weaknesses at the elementary stage.
作者探讨了诸如注意力不集中、阅读和拼写能力薄弱等心理因素，这些因素在很大程度上导致了学业失败。这些因素常常相互交织出现，可能表明早期脑损伤，并与环境条件存在复杂的相互作用。文献综述提供了大量相关证据。随后概述了注意力集中训练的原则以及诊断验证程序，这些都是通过对学校学习所需注意力的分析得出的。文中还论述了针对阅读和拼写能力薄弱的治疗方法，接着介绍了训练结果及随访情况。采用科索方法后，孩子们回到原校后，错误减少了78%，拼写成绩有了显著提高。最后，介绍了关于在小学阶段更好地帮助和预防阅读及拼写能力薄弱的未来项目的信息。
