Treatment versus non-treatment in reduction of symbol reversals by first grade children.

A correcting program for symbol reversals by first grade children (n = 38) did not significantly reduce symbol reversals below those of a non-treated control group (n = 39). There were significant reductions in reversals within both groups. The practice of remediating reversals and the use of directionality to explain symbol reversals are both questioned. The possibility that maturation plays a role seems plausible as an explanation of the changes.