Skip to main content

Table 3 Distribution of subjects on the reference test (S-TOFHLA) and the SILS

From: The Single Item Literacy Screener: Evaluation of a brief instrument to identify limited reading ability

 

Limited Reading Ability

Adequate

Total

 

Impaired

STOFHLA 0–16

STOFHLA 17–22

STOFHLA 23–26

 

SILS>2 (positive)

23

47

22

137

229

SILS <2 (negative)

3

31

44

692

770

Total

26

78

66

829

999

  1. Impaired = Low vision or physically unable to complete the S-TOFHLA.
Back to article page

BMC Primary Care

ISSN: 2731-4553

Contact us