A randomised control trial of treatments for children with different types of reading difficulty

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Reading impairment; Dyslexia; Poor reading; Other - Research that is not of generic health relevance and not applicable to specific health categories listed above; Mental Health - Learning disabilities

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000454370
• Lead Sponsor: Macquarie University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-09-15
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 104

Inclusion Criteria

Children who have (1) English as their first language, (2) no problems with attention, hearing, sight, or behaviour, and (3) poor reading for their age.

Exclusion Criteria

Poor attention, poor hearing, poor visual acuity, severe developmental delay

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Castles and Coltheart 2 Nonword Reading Test[At Time 1, Time 2 (after 8 weeks of no treatment; baseline control), Time 3 (after 8 weeks of phonics training or sight word training or mixed training), and at Time 4 (after a further 8 weeks of phonics training or sight word training or mixed training).];Castles and Coltheart 2 Irregular-word Reading test[At Time 1, Time 2 (after 8 weeks of no treatment; baseline control), Time 3 (after 8 weeks of phonics training or sight word training or mixed training), and at Time 4 (after a further 8 weeks of phonics training or sight word training or mixed training).];The Test of Everyday Reading Comprehension (TERC)[At Time 1, Time 2 (after 8 weeks of no treatment; baseline control), Time 3 (after 8 weeks of phonics training or sight word training or mixed training), and at Time 4 (after a further 8 weeks of phonics training or sight word training or mixed training).]