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Jordan Left-Right Reversal Test: An analysis of visual reversals in children and significance for reading problems

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The Jordan Left-Right Reversal Test (JLRRT) was first published in 1974 (1) as a convenient measure of symbol reversals in children. A current revision of the test, based on 3,000 children, showed error scores to be inversely related to age and sex. Learning disabled children and a group of below average readers made significantly more errors, indicating that visual reversals are dysfunctional for reading skills.

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  1. Practice of Clinical Psychology, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Brian T. Jordan Ph.D.

  2. Meadowcrest Hospital, Gretna, Louisiana

    Susan G. Jordan B.S., R.N.

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Jordan, B.T., Jordan, S.G. Jordan Left-Right Reversal Test: An analysis of visual reversals in children and significance for reading problems. Child Psych Hum Dev 21, 65–73 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00709929

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