How strong and weak readers perform on the Developmental Eye Movement test (DEM): norms for Latvian school-aged children

The aim of our study was to determine DEM test performance norms for school-aged children in Latvia, assess how DEM test results correlate with children’s reading rates, compare test performance between strong and weak readers. A modified DEM test and a newly developed reading test were administered...

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Published in:Reading & writing 2017-02, Vol.30 (2), p.233-252
Main Authors: Serdjukova, Jelena, Ekimane, Lasma, Valeinis, Janis, Skilters, Jurgis, Krumina, Gunta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
At Risk Persons
Children
Correlation
Dyslexia
Education
Eye Movements
Language and Literature
Latvian language
Linguistics
Literacy
Neurology
Psycholinguistics
Reading comprehension
Reading Difficulties
Reading instruction
Reading Rate
Reading Skills
Reading tests
Scores
Screening Tests
Social Sciences
Students
Surveys
Test Construction
Tests
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Summary:The aim of our study was to determine DEM test performance norms for school-aged children in Latvia, assess how DEM test results correlate with children’s reading rates, compare test performance between strong and weak readers. A modified DEM test and a newly developed reading test were administered to 1487 children during a screening survey. Our study provides norms for adjusted DEM scores for children from 7 to 18 years of age. A high correlation exists between a child’s reading rate and her DEM speed scores for both parts of the test. Weak readers performed significantly more slowly on the DEM test than strong readers. Overall, 6 % of the subject population scored 1 standard deviation below the mean value on both the DEM and reading tests. We conclude that these individuals may be at a higher risk for developing reading impairments.
ISSN:0922-4777
1573-0905
DOI:10.1007/s11145-016-9671-7