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FORECASTING THE POSSIBILITY OF SPATIAL AND VERBAL TESTS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2013. Issue 5 (133). P. 149-154

The results of first graders spatial and verbal reasoning components research and the interconnection between this and the mastering of school skills among elementary school children are presented in the artcle. The most sensitive to different learning disabilities turned out to be spatial reasoning tests. The verbal tests can provide additional information for the further prognosis of reading skills difficulties.

Keywords: spatial reasoning, verbal reasoning, writing skills, calculation skills, reading skills, learning disability, tests prognostic capability