AUTHOR=Shechter Adi , Lipka Orly , Katzir Tami 

TITLE=Predictive Models of Word Reading Fluency in Hebrew

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2018

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01882

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01882

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>This study examined a multi-componential approach to reading fluency in first and third grade Hebrew speaking children. Measures of naming speed, phonological awareness (PA), morphological awareness (MA), syntax awareness, and vocabulary were administered to first (<italic>N</italic> = 68) and third (<italic>N</italic> = 67) graders. Hierarchical regression models revealed that in both grades, naming speed accounted for most of the variance in each model. However, while in the first grade, word reading fluency was also predicted by vocabulary, in the third grade, both PA and MA were significant additional predictors. Predictive models of word reading fluency in Hebrew and applied implications are proposed.</p>