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Table 3 Results of the Arabic Reading Screening Test scores

From: Phonological awareness and reading abilities in elementary-school students with severe-to-profound prelingual hearing loss and unilateral cochlear implants

Arabic Reading Screening Test

Patient (n = 30)

number (%)

< 5th percentile

At 5th percentilea

Not applicableb

1. Isolated grapheme

16 (53.3%)

14 (46.7%)

0 (0.0%)

2. Connected grapheme

20 (66.7%)

10 (33.3%)

0 (0.0%)

3. Isolated grapheme with short vowels

22 (73.3%)

8 (26.7%)

0 (0.0%)

4. Connected grapheme with short vowels

24 (80.0%)

6 (20.0%)

0 (0.0%)

5. Logographic reading

25 (83.3%)

5 (16.7%)

0 (0.0%)

6. Decoding alphabetic reading

27 (90.0%)

2 (6.7%)

1 (3.3%)

7. Decoding alphabetic reading

26 (86.7%)

3 (10.0%)

1 (3.3%)

8. Decoding alphabetic reading

26 (86.7%)

3 (10.0%)

1 (3.3%)

9. Decoding sentences

26 (86.7%)

3 (10.0%)

1 (3.3%)

10. Pseudowords

26 (86.7%)

4 (13.3%)

0 (0.0%)

11. Word reading comprehension

15 (50.0%)

15 (50.0%)

0 (0.0%)

12. Verb reading comprehension

16 (53.3%)

13 (43.3%)

1 (3.3%)

13. Sentence reading comprehension

23 (76.7%)

6 (20.0%)

1 (3.3%)

14. Sentence formulation task

28 (93.3%)

1 (3.3%)

1 (3.3%)

15. Sentence sequencing task

25 (83.3%)

4 (13.3%)

1 (3.3%)

16. Visual closure

24 (80.0%)

5 (16.7%)

1 (3.3%)

17. Synonym and antonyms

28 (93.3%)

1 (3.3%)

1 (3.3%)

18. Hyponyms

25 (83.3%)

4 (13.3%)

1 (3.3%)

19. Sentence completion task and repair task

26 (86.7%)

3 (10.0%)

1 (3.3%)

20. Story reading and comprehension

26 (86.7%)

3 (10.0%)

1 (3.3%)

Total score

 

 mean ± SD

122.4 ±110.7

 median (range)

62 (0–391)

  1. aThe 5th percentile was determined according to Khaled et al. [24]
  2. bIn ARST, some sub-tests are not applicable to certain age groups. This was the case for one participant, whose age was 5 years and 3 months