Table 1.
Reading skills of the control group (n = 16) and the dyslexic group (n = 16).
| Control group | Dyslexic group | Group effectb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | z-scorea | M (SD) | z-scorea | ||
| REGULAR WORDS | |||||
| Accuracy/20 | 18.8 (1.7) | 0.04 | 13.9 (3.1) | −2.00* | t(30) = −5.2*** |
| Speed (s) | 16.8 (4.8) | 0.24 | 60.2 (36.5) | −4.70*** | z = 4.5*** |
| IRREGULAR WORDS | |||||
| Accuracy/20 | 17.6 (2.1) | 0.58 | 7.1 (3.1) | −2.30* | t(30) = −10.8*** |
| Speed (s) | 19.1 (5.9) | 0.24 | 69.3 (37.6) | −4.50*** | z = 4.5*** |
| PSEUDOWORDS | |||||
| Accuracy/20 | 17.5 (1.9) | 0.310 | 11.1 (3.9) | −2.40* | t(30) = −5.6*** |
| Speed (s) | 24.3 (6.0) | 0.08 | 57.3 (25.7) | −3.10** | z = 4.8*** |
a
Individual z-scores (one-tailed) computed according to age-matched norms (Bosse and Valdois, 2009).
b
For speed measures, non-parametric Mann-Whitney U-tests were used (z statistics reported).
*
p < 0.05,
**
p < 0.01,
***
p < 0.001.