Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kırşehir Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, cilt.24, sa.1, ss.68-105, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
The purpose of the study is to compare the developmental reading performance of readers with and without reading disabilities. In this direction, data were obtained from 444 readers in grades 2, 4, 6, and 8, including 240 with normal development and 204 with learning disabilities. The participants' reading comprehension, reading fluency, and decoding skills were evaluated and compared. In addition, the links between the reading component performances of readers with learning disabilities were investigated. According to the results, the group with learning disabilities performed lower than their normally developed peers in all reading components across all grade levels. In addition, it was determined that the decoding skills of the group with learning difficulties were associated with reading fluency and comprehension in the 2 nd grade, but only with reading fluency in the 4 th grade. At all grade levels, there was a substantial correlation between reading fluency and reading comprehension. The findings revealed that readers with learning disabilities displayed severe deficits in the components of reading and carried these deficits into secondary education. The results are discussed in light of the relevant literature.