RATE OF READING TEST(R) - ITS RELIABILITY, AND ITS VALIDITY IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF COLORED OVERLAYS

Authors
WILKINS AJ JEANES RJ PUMFREY PD LASKIER M
Citation
Aj. Wilkins et al., RATE OF READING TEST(R) - ITS RELIABILITY, AND ITS VALIDITY IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF COLORED OVERLAYS, Ophthalmic & physiological optics, 16(6), 1996, pp. 491-497
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
Ophthalmic & physiological optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
02755408
Volume
16
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
491 - 497
Database
ISI
SICI code
0275-5408(1996)16:6<491:RORT-I>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A simple reading test that can be undertaken by disabled readers is de scribed. The lest is suitable for use in the optometric clinic, taking less than 2 minutes to administer per passage. Test-retest scores are acceptably reliable. The test reveals increases in the speed of readi ng when coloured overlays are used both (1) in children who have made long-term use of coloured overlays for reading, and (2) in children wh o will subsequently do so. Copyright (C) 1996 The College of Optometri sts.