Training letter-speech sound associations to improve reading fluency in children with dyslexia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Mental Health; Subtopic: Learning Disorder; Disease: Severe Dyslexia; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Severe Dyslexia

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12783279
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Amsterdam

Brief Summary

2015 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26629707 results

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2012-10-01
• Study Start: 2015-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 20 March 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 67

Inclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of dyslexia (according to criteria of Dutch Dyslexia Foundation, and DSM-IV-TR / reading disorder)
2. Suffering from specific and persistent (i.e., failed to respond to remedial support at school) problems with reading acquisition at school
3. Percentile score of 10 or lower on a standard reading test
4. Aged 8 to 9 years old
5. In grade 3 of primary education

Exclusion Criteria

1. Behavioral and/or attention disorders (as measured by the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)
2. IQ < 85
3. Uncorrected sight problems
4. Hearing loss

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Reading Accuracy (3DM, Blomert & Vaessen, 2009)<br> 2. Reading Fluency (3DM, Blomert & Vaessen, 2009)<br> Primary measures are measured at baseline and at the end of the intervention (after 19 weeks).<br>