Computerized reading fluency assessment : task validity and the strongest discriminators of fluency skills among second-graders

2015

This study examines how well computerized reading fluency assessment measures correspond to the more traditional pen-and-paper methods; and which computerized measures best discriminate between children poor reading fluency skills and the control group. The study was conducted in Finland among 203 second-graders, i.e. 7-8 year olds. The children were divided into two groups: the at-risk for reading difficulties group and control group, based on their standardized score on word-level fluency test. 36 of the participants placed in the ‘at-risk’ group, and 167 in the control group. On the course of the study, the participants conducted various tasks in a computerized, interactive GraphoGame le…