Toward Independent Measures of Speed of Reading.

Applebee, Arthur N.

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Publication Date: 1973

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Toward Independent Measures of Speed of Reading

Applebee, Arthur N.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 6, 1, 16-20, Jan 73

Four components of reading speed were identified, and a measure of the first component, reading speed of known vocabulary, was investigated on a mixed sample of 84 boys (6 to 14 years old), which included a high proportion of retarded readers. (Author/GW)

Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulty, Reading Rate, Reading Tests, Sight Vocabulary, Test Interpretation, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Vocabulary

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