Benefits of computer-presented speed training for poor readers

Annals of Dyslexia

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 246-265

  Irausquin, Rosemarie S ^a   Drent, Jeanine ^a   Verhoeven, Ludo ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Automaticity; Beginning reading; Computer assisted instruction; Context use; Poor readers; Speed training; Word recognition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; READING; SEMANTICS; TEACHING;

CHILD; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHONETICS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REACTION TIME; READING; SEMANTICS; SOFTWARE; VOCABULARY;

EID: 31144433645     PISSN: 07369387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11881-005-0013-8     Document Type: Article

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