E-READING II: words database for reading by students from Basic Education II.

Simone Aparecida Capellini,Adriana Marques De Oliveira

doi:10.1590/2317-1782/20162016049

Simone Aparecida Capellini, Adriana Marques De Oliveira

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https://doi.org/10.1590/2317-1782/20162016049

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Journal: CoDAS	Publication Date: Dec 12, 2016
Citations: 4	License type: cc-by

Affiliation: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Abstract

To develop a database of words of high, medium and low frequency in reading for Basic Education II. The words were taken from the teaching material for Portuguese Language, used by the teaching network of the State of São Paulo in the 6th to the 9th year of Basic Education. Only nouns were selected. The frequency with which each word occurred was recorded and a single database was created. In order to classify the words as of high, medium and low frequency, the decision was taken to work with the distribution terciles, mean frequency and the cutoff point of the terciles. In order to ascertain whether the words of high, medium and low frequency corresponded to this classification, 224 students were assessed: G1 (6th year, n= 61); G2 (7th year, n= 44); G3 (8th year, n= 65); and G4 (9th year, n= 54). The lists of words were presented to the students for reading out loud, in two sessions: 1st) words of high and medium frequency and 2nd) words of low-frequency. Words which encompassed the exclusion criteria, or which caused discomfort or joking on the part of the students, were excluded. The word database was made up of 1659 words and was titled 'E - LEITURA II' ('E-READING II', in English). The E-LEITURA II database is a useful resource for the professionals, as it provides a database which can be used for research, educational and clinical purposes among students of Basic Education II. The professional can choose the words according to her objectives and criteria for elaborating evaluation or intervention procedures involving reading.

Highlights

Reading, in the Brazilian and international scientific literature, is presented as one of the skills which is valued and required by society most
In the light of the above, this study aimed to develop a database of words of high, medium and low frequency, termed the E-LEITURA II (‘E-READING II’, in English) to serve as linguistic encouragement for evaluation and intervention procedures in reading among students of Basic Education II
The creation of the E-LEITURA II word database was based on the need to develop lists of words of high and low frequency for the assessment of students of Basic Education II, considering that, at the time of writing, the authors are not aware of the scientific publishing of a database of words such that Brazilian professionals can elaborate and use their own lists

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In the Brazilian and international scientific literature, is presented as one of the skills which is valued and required by society most. Its importance is emphasized in the individual’s school, social and cultural life. It is understood as the students’ principle tool for learning new concepts and is one of schools’ biggest challenges[1,2,3,4]. In the beginning of Basic Education I, the main objective is to teach the student to read. Difficulties in reading hinder the development of basic skills for mastery of the language, such as increasing vocabulary and gaining knowledge of words and writing, which will have repercussions in the development of later learning[5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]

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