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Reading disabilities in modern Japanese children
Author(s) -
Hirose Takehiko,
Hatta Takeshi
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of research in reading
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.077
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1467-9817
pISSN - 0141-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9817.1988.tb00157.x
Subject(s) - reading (process) , psychology , incidence (geometry) , argument (complex analysis) , developmental psychology , learning disability , reading disability , mathematics education , linguistics , dyslexia , medicine , philosophy , physics , optics
ABSTRACE Since Makita's report (1968), it has been believed that reading disabilities in Japan are extremely rare. However, this argument does not correspond with teachers’observations in elementary schools in Japan. This study tried to re‐examine the incidence and characteristics of reading disabilities in Japan. Standardized reading ability and intelligence tests were conducted for 5th grade elementary school children of various districts. It was found that 18.7% of children have one year delay, and 10.9% of children have two or more years delay. This shows that Makita's claim of rarity of incidence of reading disabilities in Japan is incorrect.