Scale of reading fluency in Spanish: measuring the components of fluency = Escala de fluidez lectora en español: midiendo los componentes de la fluidez

  1. González Trujillo, María del Camen
  2. Calet Ruiz, Nuria
  3. Defior Citoler, Sylvia Ana
  4. Gutiérrez Palma, Nicolás
Journal:
Estudios de Psicología = Studies in Psychology

ISSN: 0210-9395,  1579-3699

Year of publication: 2014

Volume: 35

Issue: 1

Pages: 104-136

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1080/02109395.2014.893651 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to design and validate a rating scale to measure reading fluency. As well as speed and accuracy, different dimensions of prosody were taken into account (volume, intonation, pauses and phrasing), aspects hardly considered in reading assessment. In addition, a measure of reading quality was included. 122 Spanish primary-school children (74 in Year 2 and 48 in Year 4) read aloud a narrative text. Using inter-rater criteria, children�s reading was assessed with this new rating scale (Scale of Reading Fluency in Spanish, SRFS) (Escala de Fluidez Lectora en Español, EFLE) and with the Multidimensional Fluency Scale (Rasinski, 2004). Standardized reading comprehension and prosodic reading tests were used as criterion measures. Results show acceptable reliability and validity coefficients. We conclude that SRFS appears to be a useful instrument for using in education and research contexts.

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Funding information

The Scale of Reading Fluency in Spanish was designed as part of Nuria Calet’s doctoral thesis. This research was partially funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation projects PSI2010-21983-C02-01 and PSI2011-29155, University of Jaén project UJA2009/14/03 from Caja Rural of Jaén and by the Junta of Andalusia research groups HUM-820 and HUM-883. We would like to thank Luis Manuel Lozano Fernández for his suggestions on data analysis. We also appreciate the cooperation given by the school community at John XXIII (Zaidín) in Granada and their invaluable support. / La Escala de

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