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1. Do parents of retarded readers differ from parents of reading achievers in regard to hand preference? 2. Do the developmental histories reveal dif ferences between retarded readers and reading achievers in regard to change of hand prefer ence? 3. To what extent do retarded readers and reading achievers differ in hand preference as evidenced by: a. strength? b. dexterity? 4. To what extent do retarded readers and reading achievers differ in foot preference as evidenced by kicking? 5. To what extent do retarded readers and reading achievers differ in eye preference as evidenced by: a. sighting at distance? b. convergence at near point? c. acuity of vision at far point? d. acuity of vision at near point? 6. To what extent do retarded readers and reading achievers differ in ear preference as evidenced by: a. choice of ear in listening? b. acuity of hearing? 7. To what extent do retarded readers differ from reading achievers in regard to combina tions of hand and eye preference? 8. To what extent do retarded readers differ from reading achievers in the performance of mirror drawing? 9. To what extent do retarded readers and reading achievers differ in reversal tendencies as evidenced by: a. copying lower case letters? b. reading lower case letters? 10. Do the findings from the Van Riper test of "Central" Dominance (61) differentiate between retarded readers and reading achievers?

Maternal retrieval by rats was compared for sedated and control pups at 2, 5, 10, and 15 days of age. The control animals were retrieved more quickly than the experimentals only on day 5. The results were interpreted as demonstrating that stimuli of the pups determining maternal care have varying effects with age.

The difficulty which children encounter in the reading and interpretation of problems is a concern of every teacher of arithmetic.

With the aid of ward staff, the authors prepared answers to some questions most often asked about use of the problem-oriented medical record in psychiatry. The questions are presented in relation to the four components of the record: the data base, the problem list, the initial plan, and the progress notes.