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Investigating reading disabilities using the rauding diagnostic system

R P Carver1, S W Clark

  • 1Educational Research and Psychology Division, School of Education, University of Missouri, Kansas City, USA.

Journal of Learning Disabilities
|October 9, 1998
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A new diagnostic system based on "rauding" theory suggests replacing intelligence measures with listening skills for diagnosing reading disabilities. This approach accurately identifies listening, decoding, and naming speed deficits in poor readers.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Traditional definitions of reading disability often rely on discrepancy models involving intelligence measures.
  • The efficacy of using general intelligence or IQ to diagnose reading disabilities is debated.
  • A causal model of reading achievement and
  • rauding
  • theory offers an alternative framework.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a newly developed diagnostic system based on
  • rauding
  • theory for identifying reading disabilities.
  • To determine if listening measures are more effective than intelligence measures in defining reading disability.
  • To assess the diagnostic accuracy of the computer Assisted Reading Diagnosis (CARD) system.

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Main Methods:

  • The computer Assisted Reading Diagnosis (CARD) system was administered to three distinct groups: 122 students (Grades 3-7), 44 university students, and 128 community college students in reading improvement classes.
  • Diagnostic results from the CARD system were analyzed.
  • The system utilizes a causal model of reading achievement to diagnose disabilities.

Main Results:

  • The
  • rauding
  • diagnostic system consistently identified disabilities in listening, decoding, and naming speed.
  • These identified deficits explained accuracy and rate disabilities in both children and adults with reading difficulties.
  • The system demonstrated reliable diagnosis when deficits were theoretically indicated.

Conclusions:

  • General intelligence, fluid intelligence, and IQ should not be used for diagnosing reading disabilities or measuring reading potential.
  • Listening ability is not recommended as a measure of reading potential.
  • Verbal knowledge, pronunciation aptitude, and cognitive speed aptitude are recommended for measuring reading potential.
  • The new
  • rauding
  • diagnostic system is recommended to replace existing diagnostic systems for various poor reading categories.