Vocabulary

Category
Language

Description

This task is part of the Rapid Online Assessment of Reading (ROAR). In this task, children are presented with a word (e.g., panda) and four pictures (e.g., koala, pig, zebra, panda). Children must select the correct picture over the distractor pictures.

Demo

An example trial in English.
An example trial in English. Note: the word “acorn” does not appear on the screen during the actual task but is played as an audio file for the child to listen to and respond.

Notes

Rapid Online Assessment of Reading (ROAR)

  • Freely available tool (Yeatman et al., 2021)
  • Relatively short
  • High reliability and construct validity
  • Four subtasks
    • Vocabulary
    • Phonological Awareness
    • Word Recognition
    • Sentence Reading
  • English and Spanish versions available
  • German and Italian versions in development

Task Modifiers / Parameters

Audio Feedback
Determines whether audio cues are provided during the task to indicate correct or incorrect responses.
Language
Specifies the language used for instructions and stimuli in the task.
Skip Instructions
Whether the participant can skip instructions or needs to wait for the audio to finish.
Sequential Practice
Determines if practice trials are presented in a fixed order rather than randomized.
Sequential Stimulus
Specifies whether the main task stimuli are presented in a sequential order or randomized.
Corpus
Refers to the set of stimuli or word list used in the task. (Currently not allowing outside corpuses)
Button Layout
Defines the arrangement of response buttons on the screen. Options include default (4 x 1), grid (2 x 2), column (1 x 4), and diamond ◇. Default is default.
Number of Trials
Specifies the total number of trials in the main task.
Number of Practice Trials
Indicates the number of practice trials before the main task begins.
Max Incorrect
Sets the maximum number of incorrect responses allowed before the task terminates.
Key Helpers
Determines whether visual cues for keyboard shortcuts are displayed near response options.
Age
Represents the age of the participant, which may affect task difficulty or stimulus selection. (Currently not in use)
Max Time
Specifies the maximum duration of the task. If the participant does not finish within this time frame, the task is terminated. Default is 100, in minutes.