Dawn K DeCarlo1,2, Liyan Gao1, Gerald McGwin1,3,4, Cynthia Owsley1, MiYoung Kwon1. 1. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. 2. Department of Optometry, School of Optometry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. 3. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. 4. Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the test-retest reliability and validity of the MNREAD test for use in children with vision impairment (VI) and to compare their performance on the test to that of normally sighted children. Methods: Children with VI (n = 62) and without VI (n = 40) were administered the MNREAD test and the Basic Reading Inventory (BRI) on two study visits, 1 to 3 weeks apart. The maximum reading rate, critical print size, and reading acuity were determined for the MNREAD test, and test-retest reliability was evaluated. The reading rate for the MNREAD test was compared to the BRI results. Results: Strong correlations between visits were found for all MNREAD parameters (0.68-0.99). Older, but not younger, children with VI read significantly more slowly on both the MNREAD and the BRI than children with normal vision (P < 0.05). Reading rates between the two tests were strongly correlated (r = 0.88). For the MNREAD test, the reading rate increased 4.4 words per minute (wpm) per year for VI and 10.6 wpm/y for those with normal vision. For the BRI, the reading rate increased by 5.9 wpm/y for VI and 9.7 wpm/y for those with normal vision. Poorer visual acuity was associated with slower reading rates on the MNREAD test but not on the BRI, as the MNREAD relies largely on visual factors but the BRI also relies on linguistic and grammar skills. Conclusions: The MNREAD test are reliable and valid for use in children with vision impairment. Translational Relevance: The MNREAD test can be utilized by clinicians, as they are a quick, easy-to-administer method for evaluating reading vision in children with VI. Copyright 2020 The Authors.
Purpose: To evaluate the test-retest reliability and validity of the MNREAD test for use in children with vision impairment (VI) and to compare their performance on the test to that of normally sighted children. Methods:Children with VI (n = 62) and without VI (n = 40) were administered the MNREAD test and the Basic Reading Inventory (BRI) on two study visits, 1 to 3 weeks apart. The maximum reading rate, critical print size, and reading acuity were determined for the MNREAD test, and test-retest reliability was evaluated. The reading rate for the MNREAD test was compared to the BRI results. Results: Strong correlations between visits were found for all MNREAD parameters (0.68-0.99). Older, but not younger, children with VI read significantly more slowly on both the MNREAD and the BRI than children with normal vision (P < 0.05). Reading rates between the two tests were strongly correlated (r = 0.88). For the MNREAD test, the reading rate increased 4.4 words per minute (wpm) per year for VI and 10.6 wpm/y for those with normal vision. For the BRI, the reading rate increased by 5.9 wpm/y for VI and 9.7 wpm/y for those with normal vision. Poorer visual acuity was associated with slower reading rates on the MNREAD test but not on the BRI, as the MNREAD relies largely on visual factors but the BRI also relies on linguistic and grammar skills. Conclusions: The MNREAD test are reliable and valid for use in children with vision impairment. Translational Relevance: The MNREAD test can be utilized by clinicians, as they are a quick, easy-to-administer method for evaluating reading vision in children with VI. Copyright 2020 The Authors.
Authors: Aurélie Calabrèse; Allen M Y Cheong; Sing-Hang Cheung; Yingchen He; MiYoung Kwon; J Stephen Mansfield; Ahalya Subramanian; Deyue Yu; Gordon E Legge Journal: Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci Date: 2016-07-01 Impact factor: 4.799