The prevalence of reading difficulties in 7-year old children in the city of Barranquilla (Colombia)

Authors

  • Carlos De los Reyes Aragón Universidad del Norte
  • Soraya Lewis Harb Universidad del Norte
  • Carolina Mendoza Rebolledo Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Diana Neira Meza Universidad del Norte
  • Alexandra León Jacobus Universidad del Norte
  • Diana Peña Ortiz Universidad del Norte

Keywords:

Dificultades en la lectura, prevalencia, habilidades metalingüísticas, rendimiento lector, evaluación neuropsicológica/ Reading disabilities, prevalence, metalinguistic abilities, Reading performance.

Abstract

This article shows research preliminary results, in which the prevalence level of reading disabilities is established in 7-year old children belonging to 4 middle class private non-bilingual schools in the district of Barranquilla. The assessment tools used for this study were CEPA, Abbreviated WISC-R and ENI (Neuropsychological Children Evaluation). The reading disabilities prevalence level was determined to be, in this study, of 3.32%.

Key words: reading disabilities, prevalence, metalinguistic abilities, reading performance.

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