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Special Education Teachers’ Identification of Students’ Reading Difficulties in Grade 6 (2020)
Virinkoski, Riitta; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Eklund, Kenneth; Aro, Mikko (2020). Special Education Teachers’ Identification of Students’ Reading Difficulties in Grade 6. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, Early online. DOI: 10.1080/00313831.2020.1833241
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All authors or editors: Virinkoski, Riitta; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Eklund, Kenneth; Aro, Mikko
Journal or series: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
ISSN: 0031-3831
eISSN: 1470-1170
Publication year: 2020
Volume: Early online
Publisher: Routledge
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2020.1833241
Open Access: Open access publication published in a hybrid channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/72403
Abstract
his study investigated special educational needs (SEN) teachers’ (n = 29) assessment practices and the accuracy of their ratings of the students’ (M age = 12.75 years, n = 55) skill levels in reading fluency and reading comprehension. Teachers rated their sixth grade students’ fluency and comprehension on a three-point scale, and the students were also tested in group tests. Results showed that SEN teachers used several assessment practices simultaneously but mostly relied on observations. The correlations between the teacher ratings and the test scores were significant but moderate in fluency and weak in comprehension. Only two thirds of low-performing students having difficulties in fluency or comprehension were identified. Additionally, identification of students with typical reading comprehension was inaccurate.
Keywords: reading disorders; reading; fluency; reading comprehension; evaluation; recognition; special education (teaching); special needs teachers
Free keywords: reading difficulties; reading fluency; reading comprehension; special education teachers; sensitivity; specificity
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- SA profilointi 2015-2018
- Hämäläinen, Keijo
- Academy of Finland
- Luokkahuoneen vuorovaikutusprosessien
- Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina
- Academy of Finland
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