Magnocellular Pathway and Reading Rate: An Equivalence Test Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Edwards, Ashley A.; Schatschneider, Christopher
Titel	Magnocellular Pathway and Reading Rate: An Equivalence Test Analysis
Quelle	In: Scientific Studies of Reading, 24 (2020) 3, S.264-273 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Edwards, Ashley A.) ORCID (Schatschneider, Christopher)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-8438
DOI	10.1080/10888438.2019.1663856
Schlagwörter	Reading Rate; Reading Research; Correlation; College Students; Individual Differences; Oral Reading; Sustained Silent Reading; Naming; Cytology; Dyslexia; Reading Processes; Task Analysis; Reading Ability; Undergraduate Students; Reading Tests; Eye Movements; Visual Stimuli; Reading Fluency; Alphabets; Florida; Gray Oral Reading Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Reading readiness; Reading speed; Lesegeschwindigkeit; Leseforschung; Korrelation; Collegestudent; Individueller Unterschied; Oral work; Reading; Mündliche Übung; Leseprozess; Lesen; Stilles Lesen; Zytologie; Dyslexics; Legasthenie; Lese-Rechtschreib-Schwäche; Aufgabenanalyse; Reading competence; Lesekompetenz; Lesetest; Augenbewegung; Buchstabenschrift
Abstract	Previous research has revealed conflicting results with regard to the role of the magnocellular visual system in reading and dyslexia. In order to investigate this further, the present study examined the relationship between performance on two magnocellular tasks (temporal gap detection and coherent motion), reading rate (oral and silent), and rapid letter naming (serial and isolated naming). Results showed that in a sample of 83 college students magnocellular performance was not significantly correlated with reading rate or rapid letter naming. Equivalence test analyses showed all correlations between magnocellular performance and reading rate or rapid letter naming to be within the bounds of -0.3 to 0.3. This provides evidence against the idea that having low magnocellular performance will result in poor reading ability. In opposition to the magnocellular deficit theory of dyslexia, these results suggest that a magnocellular deficit is unlikely the primary cause of individual differences in reading rate in adults. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01