"Reading Subtitles Skills in the Elementary School"

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by:

University of Sao Paulo

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01012986

First received: November 12, 2009

Last updated: NA

Last verified: November 2009

History: No changes posted

Purpose

Theme: The reading of fixed texts in school are widely known, however it is not known how they read texts furniture and what skills are required for this type of reading.

Objective: To evaluate the skills of reading film subtitles in students of 2nd and 4th grade of elementary school of a Public School.

Method: Review the level and skills of reading movies subtitles (RMS), through the recounting of a section of film watched, alone, mute and legend, for 60 students (30 2nd grade and 30 of the 4th grade) matched for age and gender.

Condition	Intervention
Reading Comprehension	Other: Assessment of reading skills

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Official Title:	"Reading Subtitles Skills in the Elementary School"

Further study details as provided by University of Sao Paulo:

Enrollment:

Groups/Cohorts	Assigned Interventions
2nd Grade students of 2nd grade	Other: Assessment of reading skills
4th Grade students of 4th Grade	Other: Assessment of reading skills

Detailed Description:

The purpose of this study was to compare the reading film subtitles skills in students aged 2nd and 4th grade of elementary school (EF) from a public school, and relate the performance of literacy in school with reading film subtitles.

Proceedings: The study included 30 students from 2nd and 30 from 4th grade of a public school at Sao Paulo. The participants' ages ranged from 7 years and 8 months to 9 years and 3 months in the 2nd grade, and 9 years and 9 months to 11 years and one month in the 4th grade. The groups were matched for the genre.

Inclusion criteria: sign a consent to search, be literate, do not have any sensory changes, and never repeated a grade. Each subject, individually, was rated about the level of literacy and reading through the protocol of school literacy; and about reading film subtitles skills.Each subject recounted what he understood and responded to five inferential questions about the movie.The recount was analyzed and scored on a specific protocol based on Castillo (1999).Students could score in four levels: decoding, literal comprehension, comprehension independent and critical reading.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	7 Years to 9 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Sampling Method:	Probability Sample

Study Population

students in 2nd and 4th grade

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

sign a consent to search
be literate
do not have any sensory changes
and never repeated a grade

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01012986

Locations

Brazil
University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil, 05403-000
University of São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil, 05403-000

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Sao Paulo

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Michele Viana Minucci, University of Sao Paulo
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01012986 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	reading subtitles in Brazil
Study First Received:	November 12, 2009
Last Updated:	November 12, 2009
Health Authority:	Brazil: National Council of Health

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013

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