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war in Germany. He had been wounded and the family was
very worried about him. This tension vras very apparent in
Pupil H. He had aiany nervous mannerisms such as constantly
moving hi^3 feet and making popping sounds with hia mouth.
He seemed to be unconscious of this. A touch on hia arm
would reaiind him and he would stop. Sometimes he would
look up, smile, end say, "Waa I doing it again** He never
quite overcame the habits, but by the close of the term he
did not have to be reminded very often.
His favorite radio program was Fibber Magee and Molly.
He went to a picture show every Saturday night. He liked
active games, especially football and baseball. He waa
very popular with the other children.
His age was nine years and eleven months. On the Cali-
fornia Test of Rental Maturity his score on total mental
factors, non-language factors, and language factors was
102 for each. His reading capacity was 4.8, and his read-
ing achievement was 4.7. On Gray's Oral Reading Paragraphs
his score waa 4.7. Hia mistakes in oral reading were mostly
substitutions of words and mispronunciation of vowels. He
would pause before a word and 3ay, "Now let aie see." His
study of vocabulary and word analysis eliminated that.
His second score on Gray's Oral Reading Paragraphs was
6.4, and on the Durrell-Sullivan Achievement Test his score
was 6.1.
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Primm, Jewel van Landingham. The Relationship Between Mental Ability and Reading Achievement, thesis, 1945; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc70355/m1/94/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .