Examination of the relationship between attention level and reading speed in children

The general purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between attention and reading speed in children. This research is a descriptive study and the relational survey model, which is one of the general survey models, was used in the research. The study population of the research consists of 350 students between the ages of 9-12 who are studying in the 3rd and 4th grades of Bakırköy district of Istanbul in the 2020-2021 academic year. For this purpose, schools in Bakırköy district in Istanbul were included in the sample selection study. In the study, data were obtained by using Personal Information Form, Measurement of Reading Speed and D2 Attention Test Scale. The data obtained from the research were first entered into the SPSS 25.00 program in a controlled manner. Then the lost data will be checked. The types of analysis to be used will be determined according to the research problems, and the pearson correlation analysis was used for the existence of the relationship between the variables. The level of the variables in the research will be revealed with descriptive statistics and comparison (t-test and ANOVA) tests were used to examine the differentiation status according to the independent variables discussed. According to the results obtained as a result of a direct examination between the attention scale and the reading speed scores of the children participating in the study, a weak positive relationship was found between the Reading Speed per minute and the total number score of the d2 attention test, and a significant difference was found between the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants in the reading speed scores per minute.