Metalinguistic skills, reading and reading comprehension performance of students of the 5th grade.

Abstract

This study aimed to characterize the performance of students from 5th grade on metalinguistic skills (PROHMELE), reading and reading comprehension tests. 29 students of public school, both genders, between eight to ten years and 11 months old participated this study. All students were submitted to PROHMELE and assessment of reading and reading comprehension. It was possible to verify the relationship between lower metalinguistic skills performance in the subtests of identifying the initial phoneme and syllable initial and lower performance of students on tests of reading and reading comprehension regarding questions macrostructure regarding issues of microstructure. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.