Abstract
Naming speed assessment in reading disabilities. The present study was designed to examine if the reading disabled (RD) children with phonological deficit show deficits in naming speed using a readinglevel match (RLM) design. A sample of 97 children (52 male, 45 female) was classified into three groups: an experimental group of 29 RD children of 4th grade; a control group of 41 normal readers matched in age with the RD, and a control group of 27 younger children of 2nd grade matched in reading level with the RD group. Children were tested in naming speed using the Denckla and Rudel (1976) technique named Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN). Results showed that the RD children were slower than their age matched controls, but similar to their reading level matched controls. This finding suggests that RD children with phonological deficit did not show deficit in naming speed.
