Healthy Children
Conditions
Brief summary
To establish normative value for reading parameters in healthy children of primary school age and in grades 2-5.
Detailed description
Following initial assessment of feasibility, recruitment is expanded to children attending grades 2-5 recruited from 4 different primary schools in German speaking Switzerland. Two texts of The New International Reading Speed Test (IReST) of similar difficulty are presented on a laptop in randomized order. Children are asked to read the text aloud while eye movements are recorded with an eye tracking bar. The following parameters are analysed: reading speed (words/minute), number of saccades, number of fixations.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTreading of a text
Reading of 2 IRest Texts presented on a laptop in randomized order while eye movements are recorded with a tracking bar.
Sponsors
University of Basel
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 13 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 8-13 years * child consent * parental consent
Exclusion criteria
* unability to read
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reading speed | 21 months | words read per minute |
| number of saccades and fixations | 21 months | how stable are the eyes while reading out loud |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed