Basic reading and reading-related language skills in adults with deficient reading comprehension who read a transparent orthography

Abstract This study set out to examine the basic reading skills (accuracy and fluency in decoding, word text reading) some of reading-related language (phonological awareness rapid-naming) 54 adults with low comprehension, who read transparent German orthography. Participants were born Germany showed a typical non-verbal processing speed. With exception accuracy, participants expected present deficits all skills. The average performance measures decoding was extremely low. A notable proportion sample, however, did not deficit these measures. As expected, rate errors generally Nevertheless, accuracy deficient for one quarter sample. Tests addressing also indicated an phonological awareness, but rapid-naming. Here too, variance observed. These results suggest that characterise, on average, comprehension. At same time, significant comprehension this population do necessarily imply more as well. In addition, indicate constitutes source difficulty adults, despite sources throughout different remain be explored.