A1 Journal article (refereed)
Special Education Teachers’ Identification of Students’ Reading Difficulties in Grade 6 (2022)
Virinkoski, R., Lerkkanen, M.-K., Eklund, K., & Aro, M. (2022). Special Education Teachers’ Identification of Students’ Reading Difficulties in Grade 6. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 66(1), 59-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2020.1833241
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Publication details
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: 2022
Publication date: 27/10/2020
Volume: 66
Issue number: 1
Pages range: 59-72
Publisher: Routledge
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2020.1833241
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Partially open access 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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- Competitive funding to strengthen universities’ research profiles. Profiling actions at the JYU, round 1
- Hämäläinen, Keijo
- Research Council of Finland
- Luokkahuoneen vuorovaikutusprosessien
- Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina
- Research Council of Finland
Ministry reporting: Yes
VIRTA submission year: 2023
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