Mati-Zissi Heleni, Zafiropoulou Maria
Department of Preschool Education, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece.
Percept Mot Skills. 2003 Oct;97(2):543-6. doi: 10.2466/pms.2003.97.2.543.
The aim of the present study was to examine the visuospatial perception, short-term working memory, and motor skills of children with special reading difficulties, using the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure, which can record visuomotor and memory skills, observe drawing processes, and detect deficiencies in specific skills. 306 right- and left-handed boys and girls, ages 6.6 to 9.6 yr. (102 with special reading difficulties, 102 normal readers, and 102 with general learning difficulties) comprised one experimental and two control groups, respectively. The task was to depict the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure under two conditions, copying and drawing it from memory. Analysis indicated that (a) difficulty of the depiction of the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure, especially from memory, sharply affects children's performance and (b) the experimental group's performance was significantly poorer than that of controls in both conditions. The results are discussed in view of the predictive value of certain motor and cognitive skill deficiencies of children with special reading difficulties.
本研究的目的是使用雷-奥斯特里茨复杂图形来检测有特殊阅读困难的儿童的视觉空间感知、短期工作记忆和运动技能。该图形能够记录视觉运动和记忆技能，观察绘图过程，并检测特定技能的缺陷。306名年龄在6.6至9.6岁之间的右利手和左利手男孩和女孩（102名有特殊阅读困难，102名正常阅读者，102名有一般学习困难）分别组成了一个实验组和两个对照组。任务是在两种条件下描绘雷-奥斯特里茨复杂图形，即临摹和凭记忆绘制。分析表明：（a）描绘雷-奥斯特里茨复杂图形的难度，尤其是凭记忆描绘的难度，会严重影响儿童的表现；（b）在两种条件下，实验组的表现均显著低于对照组。鉴于有特殊阅读困难的儿童某些运动和认知技能缺陷的预测价值，对结果进行了讨论。
