Rapid Automatized Naming, Verarbeitungs-geschwindigkeit und Leseflüssigkeit

A deficit in rapid automatized naming (RAN) is often associated with low performance in reading fluency, which is the core problem of German dyslectics. Furthermore, there is evidence that low naming speed might indicate inattention. This study therefore investigates the correlation of RAN with different measures of reading and attention in dyslectic children. The results show a correlation between RAN and reading fluency, reading comprehension and processing speed. Children whose naming speed is far below average show significantly lower values in reading fluency and comprehension as well as processing speed when compared to children of at least average RAN. This underlines the significance of low naming speed as an indicator for impaired reading fluency and comprehension. Beyond reading, reduced naming speed can point to a potential attention deficit

Orientierungswerte für die Benennungsgeschwindig­keit bei leseunauffälligen Kindern im Alter von 9 bis 11 Jahren

Rapid automatised naming is a predictor of later reading achievement in transparent orthographies. For German, so far no standardised values for rapid naming in 3rd and 4th graders are available. The present study thus provided values for rapid naming performances for an adap­tive version of the matrices “letters”, “numbers”, “colors” and “objects” (Mayer, 2008 [10]) on the basis of 53 typical 3rd and 4th graders (20 girls; mean age: 9.7 years (8.8–11.3 years; SD=0.54). Detailed analysis of the dataset showed that ­naming letters was significantly faster than naming other matrices and was strongly correlated with reading achievement