Learning difficulties in adults with dyslexia Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
All participants were randomly assigned to the two treatment groups of skill and goal-based training by a random number generator. Both groups were comparable in age, gender, years of education and ye
Sponsors
University of Alberta
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. English as the native or primary language 2. A standardized score of at least 1.5 SD below on at least one of the standardized reading measures 3. Score of at or above 0.70 on the Adult Reading History Questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of hearing or vision impairment and a diagnosis of neurological disorders like stroke
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean oxygenated hemoglobin concentration of specific brain regions measured with a Brite24 Artinis device at baseline and post-intervention (after 2 months) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Awareness of sounds and reading comprehension skills (mean accuracy and mean reaction time) measured with a Phoneme Deletion task and Sentence Comprehension task, respectively, at baseline and post-intervention (after 2 months) | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed