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Cláudia da Silva1, Vera Lúcia Orlandi Cunha, Fábio Henrique Pinheiro

  • 1Graduate Program (Doctorate degree) in Education, School of Philosophy and Sciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Marília, SP, Brazil. claudiasilvafono@yahoo.com.br

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Students with learning difficulties struggle with rapid naming, reading, and comprehension. Early delays in these areas, particularly phoneme-grapheme conversion, significantly impact reading acquisition and overall academic success.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Learning difficulties significantly impact academic performance.
  • Early identification of reading-related challenges is crucial for intervention.
  • Understanding the interplay between naming, reading, and comprehension is vital for effective educational strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between rapid naming, reading fluency, and reading comprehension in 4th-grade students with learning difficulties.
  • To correlate performance across these three key literacy skills.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 32 fourth-grade students (ages 11-12) with identified learning difficulties participated.
  • Assessments included oral reading (first and second attempts), reading comprehension tasks (oral responses to questions), and rapid naming (Test of Cognitive-Linguistic Performance).

Main Results:

  • Significant differences were observed between first and second reading attempts, and for comprehension scores.
  • A strong positive correlation was found between reading performance and comprehension.
  • Initial reading performance significantly predicted subsequent reading and comprehension abilities.

Conclusions:

  • Initial delays in rapid naming, reading, and comprehension contribute to difficulties in phoneme-grapheme conversion.
  • These early deficits are sufficient to impede reading acquisition and learning.
  • Targeted interventions addressing naming and early reading skills are essential for students with learning difficulties.