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Training reading fluency among poor readers of German: many ways to the goal.
- Source :
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Annals of Dyslexia . 2008, Vol. 58 Issue 2, p115-137. 23p. 5 Charts, 4 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Outcomes of two training programs aimed at improving reading speed for 39 German-speaking poor readers in grades 2 and 4 were evaluated. During a 6-week training period, a specific target for children in a computer group was to improve reading of word-initial consonant clusters by practice in associating an orthographic unit with a corresponding phonological unit. Children in a paired reading group read books with an adult tutor. The results showed that, in reading words in which the computer-trained sublexical items were included, both groups exhibited similar improvement. A post hoc analysis suggested that computer training was associated with better reading skills with respect to the trained sublexical items; however, this improvement did not show large generalization effects to the words with the sublexical items. The paired reading group showed a more rapid gain in global word reading fluency than the computer group. Neither of the groups improved their pseudoword reading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *TRAINING
*ORAL reading
*ELOCUTION
*READING
*AUTHOR readings
*GERMANS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07369387
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Annals of Dyslexia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37189947
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11881-008-0017-2