Treating the Core Deficits of Developmental Dyslexia: Evidence of Transfer of Learning after Phonologically- and Strategy-Based Reading Training Programs

• Published in: Developmental psychology Vol. 30; no. 6; p. 805
• Main Author: Lovett, Maureen W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.11.1994
• Subjects: Comparative Analysis; Decoding (Reading); Dyslexia; Language Processing; Learning Disabilities; Metacognition; Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence; Program Evaluation; Reading Achievement; Reading Improvement; Reading Processes; Transfer of Training; Word Recognition

Compared two forms of word identification training to promote transfer of learning by dyslexic children. One program taught phonological analysis and blending skills and provided direct instruction of letter-sound correspondences; the other taught the acquisition, use, and monitoring of four metacog...