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ArticleArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria2022

Reading fluency during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis.

Luciana Mendonça Alves, Isa Mourão Carvalho, Luiz Felipe Dos Santos, Gabriela de Lima Ribeiro, Laura de Souza Cardoso Freire, Vanessa de Oliveira Martins-Reis, Ludimila Labanca, Letícia Correa Celeste

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Article in Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Luciana Mendonça AlvesUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6403-4117
Isa Mourão CarvalhoUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0536-0641
Luiz Felipe Dos SantosUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fonoaudiológicas, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5860-1162
Gabriela de Lima RibeiroUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0553-7002
Laura de Souza Cardoso FreireUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3092-1022
Vanessa de Oliveira Martins-ReisUniversidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Ceilândia, Curso de Fonoaudiologia, Brasília DF, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4254-2372
Ludimila LabancaUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3296-4800
Letícia Correa CelesteUniversidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Ceilândia, Curso de Fonoaudiologia, Brasília DF, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2384-3989
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BRUniversidade de Brasília · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInternational studies performed during the periods of social isolation highlighted the potential loss of student's learning skills. The present study fills a gap in Brazilian research on this topic and focuses on the development of reading fluency.

objectiveTo investigate the development of the reading fluency of students in the early years of elementary school during e-learning as a result of the social distancing measures put into effect due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

methodsStudents from grades 2 to 5 were recorded. The number of words read per minute and of those read correctly per minute were analyzed. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed, using analysis of variance (ANOVA) for repeated measures with Bonferroni correction in the longitudinal study, and the

resultsIn the cross-sectional study, 162 students participated. Only the comparison between the 2nd grade classes of 2020 and 2021 showed a statistically significant difference. In the prepandemic classes, the students had better results in reading accuracy than the students assessed during the pandemic. The longitudinal study included 75 students, who improved in fluency rate and accuracy as expected between March and December 2020. In March 2021, the results showed a drop, which may be related to school closures during the Brazilian summer vacation.

conclusionsThe present research demonstrates the results of Brazilian students in terms of the development of reading fluency during the pandemic. There was an expressive development in grades 2 and 3, with stability in the following grades. The 2nd grade class of 2021 suffered a major impact due to the pandemic.

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COVID-19ReadingCross-Sectional StudiesHumansLongitudinal StudiesPandemics

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