Clinical Use of the Kannada and English Rate of Reading Tests
The rate of reading test in which randomly ordered common words are read aloud has found use in optometric and educational practice as a means of assessing visual aspects of reading largely independently of comprehension. English and Kannada versions of the rate of reading test were administered to...
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| description | The rate of reading test in which randomly ordered common words are read aloud has found use in optometric and educational practice as a means of assessing visual aspects of reading largely independently of comprehension. English and Kannada versions of the rate of reading test were administered to 761 children aged between 9 and 15 years. These children were recruited from four private and five state schools in Udupi Taluk that had English and Kannada, respectively, as the principal medium of instruction. The results showed that the reading rate increased with age, as expected, but depended on the language of the test and the medium of instruction. The study emphasizes the importance of using normative data based on age and the language of instruction used in school. It also suggests age-specific criteria to measure the efficacy of any visual intervention aimed at improving reading speed. The test can be used to assess (1) educational under-performance in reading and (2) the effects of optometric and educational intervention, and separate norms appropriate for each use are presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aebd138b53474f7ba1122518d06f60762022-12-22T02:05:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782019-09-011010.3389/fpsyg.2019.02116468333Clinical Use of the Kannada and English Rate of Reading TestsKrithica Srinivasan0James M. Gilchrist1Gopee Krishnan2Arnold Wilkins3Peter M. Allen4Peter M. Allen5Department of Optometry, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, IndiaIndependent Researcher in Optometry and Vision Science, North Yorkshire, United KingdomDepartment of Speech and Hearing, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, IndiaDepartment of Psychology, University of Essex, Colchester, United KingdomDepartment of Vision and Hearing Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United KingdomVision and Eye Research Unit, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United KingdomThe rate of reading test in which randomly ordered common words are read aloud has found use in optometric and educational practice as a means of assessing visual aspects of reading largely independently of comprehension. English and Kannada versions of the rate of reading test were administered to 761 children aged between 9 and 15 years. These children were recruited from four private and five state schools in Udupi Taluk that had English and Kannada, respectively, as the principal medium of instruction. The results showed that the reading rate increased with age, as expected, but depended on the language of the test and the medium of instruction. The study emphasizes the importance of using normative data based on age and the language of instruction used in school. It also suggests age-specific criteria to measure the efficacy of any visual intervention aimed at improving reading speed. The test can be used to assess (1) educational under-performance in reading and (2) the effects of optometric and educational intervention, and separate norms appropriate for each use are presented.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02116/fullKannada readingclinical reference for readinglanguage development (source: MeSH NLM)language of instructionreading rate progressionhabitual language |
| spellingShingle | Krithica Srinivasan James M. Gilchrist Gopee Krishnan Arnold Wilkins Peter M. Allen Peter M. Allen Clinical Use of the Kannada and English Rate of Reading Tests Frontiers in Psychology Kannada reading clinical reference for reading language development (source: MeSH NLM) language of instruction reading rate progression habitual language |
| title | Clinical Use of the Kannada and English Rate of Reading Tests |
| title_full | Clinical Use of the Kannada and English Rate of Reading Tests |
| title_fullStr | Clinical Use of the Kannada and English Rate of Reading Tests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical Use of the Kannada and English Rate of Reading Tests |
| title_short | Clinical Use of the Kannada and English Rate of Reading Tests |
| title_sort | clinical use of the kannada and english rate of reading tests |
| topic | Kannada reading clinical reference for reading language development (source: MeSH NLM) language of instruction reading rate progression habitual language |
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