Children with dyslexia read texts significantly more slowly than typical readers in both oral and silent reading¶
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q3 i3 In Study 1, children with dyslexia showed a large fluency deficit relative to typical readers across reading modes. → Madelon van den Boer 2022
Evidence¶
Madelon van den Boer 2022¶
Madelon van den Boer, Loes Bazen, Elise de Bree. (2022). The Same yet Different: Oral and Silent Reading in Children and Adolescents with Dyslexia. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10936-022-09856-w
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Study 1 RM ANOVA group effect: children with dyslexia (N = 40) read more slowly than typical readers (N = 18), F(1,55) = 52.16, p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.487, a large effect; means were 1.72 vs 3.01 syllables/second orally and 1.73 vs 3.14 silently.
"children with dyslexia read texts significantly more slowly than typical readers (F (1, 55) = 52.16, p < 0.001, ηp2 = 0.487)"
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Learning Disabilities and Developmental Differences — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Reading Fluency — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- For children in Grades 3–5, with and without dyslexia, oral and silent text reading fluency do not differ — related
- For children and adolescents with dyslexia, the silent reading deficit is as large as or larger than the oral reading deficit — related
- Oral and silent text reading fluency correlate strongly in children but only moderately in adolescents, and a standardized oral word reading test relates to silent reading differently by group — related
- The oral–silent reading difference increases with reading experience, plausibly because a less extensive orthographic lexicon forces dyslexic readers to rely on phonological processing during silent reading — related
- Word-level reading fluency is positively associated with intertextual integration among K-12 students, including readers with developmental dyslexia — related
- Skimming is the fastest of five reading modes, roughly 0.13-0.14 seconds per word versus 0.22-0.35 for normal and maximal silent and aloud reading — related
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Children with dyslexia read texts significantly more slowly than typical readers in both oral and silent reading |
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Children with dyslexia read texts significantly more slowly than typical readers in both oral and silent reading |
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2022 |
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2026-10-24 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-17 |
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