System and methods for a reading fluency measure
First Claim
1. A method for reading fluency, comprising:
- (a) presenting a string of letters from a database;
(b) determining whether the string of letters formulates a word;
(c) inputting a response;
(d) recording a result;
(e) calculating a score from the result; and
(f) measuring reading fluency.
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Abstract
The present invention measures reading fluency, which is simultaneous decoding and comprehension. Whether or not a person is a fluent reader is determined by the size of the visual unit, or sting of letters, used in word recognition In order to measure the size of the visual unit used in word recognition, a lexical decision task (“LDT”) is used in which short and long words are presented on a display device. The person determines if the string of letters formulates a word. The person enters their response on an input device and the results are recorded. A score is calculated that measures reading fluency. The ability to correctly identify a string of letters as a word using holistic processing, rather than letter-by-letter, is the hallmark of a fluent person.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for reading fluency, comprising:
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(a) presenting a string of letters from a database; (b) determining whether the string of letters formulates a word; (c) inputting a response; (d) recording a result; (e) calculating a score from the result; and (f) measuring reading fluency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for reading fluency, comprising:
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administering a lexical decision task; presenting a string of letters from a database; determining if the string of letters formulates a word; obtaining a first result from the lexical decision; performing a criterion validity task; receiving a second result from the criterion validity task; analyzing the first result and the second result; and determining whether the lexical decision task is a feasible reading fluency measure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for administering a lexical decision task to a participant, comprising;
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a database including a collection of letter strings of words and non-words; a display device, wherein one letter string from said collection is presented on said display device; an input device, by which a participant can enter a response whether said letter string is a word or non-word based on a visual unit recognized; and a processor for recording results from the response, wherein said results includes latency of said response and accuracy of said response, said processor further calculating a score based on the size of said visual unit recognized that measures reading fluency. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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