Inadequate readers tended to perform poorly on the VII SC Mazes. Gredler^^reported that low achievers in reading performed poorly on the Minnesota-Percepto Diagnostic Test. Other concurrent studies, not broken dovm by age groups, which demonstrated a significant correlation between poor part-'whole perception and poor reading performance will be discussed next. Crosby, deHlrsch,^® and Clements and Peters, 35 Lachmann^®"^and Fisher^^found a significant relationship between low Pender scores and

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... oor reading achievement, Fabian, ^using the Wlnterhaven Perceptual Forms Test, Zangwill,^9 using the Kohs Block Test, and Flsher^"^and Silver, ^^0 using the Draw a Man Test, reported results similar to those of the Bender studies. Concurrent studies Involving primary grade children which supported no significant relationship between poor part-whole perception and poor reading vrill be the next n 42 topic under consideration. Chang^' and Connor found little correlation between Bender scores and reading achievement in the primary grades. Benger,^*^Lyle^^^a nd Singer and Brunk,^53 using the Frostlg V, WISC Block Design and an elastic design test, respectively, also reported that poor readers did not fall these measures any more frequently than good readers, Cohn, 3^u sing a controlled experimental design^analyzed pre and post experimental scores, and