205-232

• Μουζάκη, Αγγελική
• Σιδερίδης, Γεώργιος Δ.

Poor readers are characterized by deficits involving word recognition, comprehension,and fluency. Recent studies are examining the performance of poor readers linked tovarious orthographies with various findings. Despite the special characteristics of the Greekorthography, the profile of specific strengths and weaknesses of poor readers has not beensystematically examined in part due to the lack of standardized tests and formal evaluationprocedures. This study presents data from a large sample of students in the elementary school(N = 587) on a series of tests assessing single words and pseudowords reading accuracy andsight reading efficiency, spelling, text comprehension, receptive and expressive vocabulary,rapid automatized naming, and non-verbal ability. Results indicated that reading difficultieswere accompanied by poor performance on reading efficiency tasks in the majority of students,whereas text comprehension difficulties were much less common.

• Educational sciences
• Psychology

• Education, Elementary
• Learning
• Cognitive psychology
• Statistics

Greek orthography, poor readers, reading profiles

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