Software for assessment and monitoring the decoding skills development of children from the elementary school: validity based on response process
Aparecido José Couto Soares, Débora Maria Befi-Lopes, Aparecido José Couto Soares, Débora Maria Befi-Lopes

TL;DR
This study validates a software tool for assessing decoding skills in elementary school children, showing how decoding evolves with schooling and differs between public and private school students.
Contribution
The study provides evidence of validity for a software-based decoding assessment tool based on response processes.
Findings
Decoding performance is influenced by word and non-word length in both public and private school students.
Decoding skills improve with grade level across all measured variables.
Non-words strongly impact student performance throughout Elementary School I.
Abstract
To continue the validation process of the Decoding Development Monitoring Protocol (PRADE) in software format in the validity evidence stage based on response processes. 250 individuals participated in this study, 125 individuals from private schools and 125 individuals from public schools. The assessment was carried out in person using the software that hosts the instrument's tasks, which are organized into decoding linguistically balanced words and non-words, respecting the decoding rules of Brazilian Portuguese. The software prepares an individual performance report for each participant, counting the decoding time for each stimulus, as well as the number of words decoded correctly. The data is organized considering the correct decoding time of the stimuli, decoding accuracy and percentage of correct answers. All data underwent statistical analysis using SPSS software. The data…
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TopicsReading and Literacy Development · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Educational and Psychological Assessments
