Adult Reading and Its Quality in People with and without Dyslexia

The research study describes the level of reading skills in the adult population in Slovakia. The aim of the research was to examine the quality of reading at the level of reading words and pseudowords in adults in the Slovak language. The research was carried out in the years 2019-2024 and involved 230 respondents (aged 18 to 46), of which 40 had diagnosed dyslexia. The results of the statistical analysis reveal a significant difference between the two groups (adults with/without dyslexia) in both observed variables. Individuals without dyslexia demonstrated significantly faster reading speeds compared to those with dyslexia for both words and pseudowords. In the word reading test, the average reading time for adults without dyslexia was approximately 11 seconds (AM ? 11 s), while for adults with dyslexia, the average time was significantly longer, approximately 15 seconds (AM ? 15 s). In the pseudoword reading test, the average reading time for adults without dyslexia was around 17 seconds (AM ? 17 s), whereas adults with dyslexia took an average of 24 seconds (AM ? 24 s).