Self-reported reading abilities among young adults in Norway

Authors

  • Lise Øen Jones
  • Arve E. Asbjørnsen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/pl.v39i2.112418

Keywords:

læsefærdigheder, unge, selvrapportering, læsning

Abstract

In the present study we report how young prisoners (n=210) and students in equivalent age groups (n=151) self-report their reading skills by using a Norwegian version of the instrument Adult Reading Questionnaire (ARQ) (Snowling, Dawes, Nash & Hulme, 2012), and whether this instrument can identify subjects who report that they have a diagnosis of dyslexia. It is the first time the ARQ is reported among Norwegian students and compared to data from prisoners in Norway. The results show that the Norwegian version of the ARQ can identify young adults with dyslexia with acceptable sensitivity and specificity and therefore be a valid and reliable instrument in an early phase of a screening procedure.

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Published

2019-02-11

How to Cite

Jones, L. Øen, & Asbjørnsen, A. E. (2019). Self-reported reading abilities among young adults in Norway. Psyke & Logos, 39(2), 114–132. https://doi.org/10.7146/pl.v39i2.112418

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 2 (2018): Læsningens Psykologi

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