Comparison of Reading Performance in Students with Developmental Dyslexia by Sex
Abstract: This study aims to compare the performance of male and female dyslexic students in tests of reading words and pseudowords, and comprehension of sentences and texts. The participants were forty-eight students with dyslexia, attending 3rd grade to 5th grade of elementary school (age range 8...
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| description | Abstract: This study aims to compare the performance of male and female dyslexic students in tests of reading words and pseudowords, and comprehension of sentences and texts. The participants were forty-eight students with dyslexia, attending 3rd grade to 5th grade of elementary school (age range 8 to 12 years old), from public and private schools, divided into: GI - 14 girls and GII - 34 boys. The researchers applied tests of Reading process assessment: reading of words, reading of pseudowords, comprehension of sentences, and comprehension of texts. The results showed evidence of difference by sex in reading of low frequency words and sentence comprehension. It was concluded that the discussion on the difference between dyslexic students by sex could be relevant in the educational context, as among the five variables, two provided information for promoting further discussion on the subject, highlighting the importance of further studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d1524dd84e2646d7815678f66beda82c2022-12-21T21:18:41ZengUniversidade de São PauloPaidéia (Ribeirão Preto)1982-4327276830631310.1590/1982-43272768201708S0103-863X2017000300306Comparison of Reading Performance in Students with Developmental Dyslexia by SexAdriana Marques de OliveiraGiseli Donadon GermanoSimone Aparecida CapelliniAbstract: This study aims to compare the performance of male and female dyslexic students in tests of reading words and pseudowords, and comprehension of sentences and texts. The participants were forty-eight students with dyslexia, attending 3rd grade to 5th grade of elementary school (age range 8 to 12 years old), from public and private schools, divided into: GI - 14 girls and GII - 34 boys. The researchers applied tests of Reading process assessment: reading of words, reading of pseudowords, comprehension of sentences, and comprehension of texts. The results showed evidence of difference by sex in reading of low frequency words and sentence comprehension. It was concluded that the discussion on the difference between dyslexic students by sex could be relevant in the educational context, as among the five variables, two provided information for promoting further discussion on the subject, highlighting the importance of further studies.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2017000300306&lng=en&tlng=enlearningreadingevaluationdyslexiasex |
| spellingShingle | Adriana Marques de Oliveira Giseli Donadon Germano Simone Aparecida Capellini Comparison of Reading Performance in Students with Developmental Dyslexia by Sex Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) learning reading evaluation dyslexia sex |
| title | Comparison of Reading Performance in Students with Developmental Dyslexia by Sex |
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| title_sort | comparison of reading performance in students with developmental dyslexia by sex |
| topic | learning reading evaluation dyslexia sex |
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