Silent versus Reading Out Loud modes: An eye-tracking study.

ABSTRACT: The main purpose of this study is to compare the silent and loud reading ability of typical and dyslexic readers, using eye-tracking technology to monitor the reading process. The participants (156 students of normal intelligence) were first divided into three groups based on their school grade, and each subgroup was then further separated into typical readers and students diagnosed with dyslexia. The students read the same text twice, one time silently and one time out loud. Various eye-tracking parameters were calculated for both types of reading. In general, the performance of the typical students was better for both modes of reading - regardless of age. In the older age groups, typical readers performed better at silent reading. The dyslexic readers in all age groups performed better a

SUBMITTER: Smyrnakis I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8565638 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature