Developmental Reading Disabilities
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arm, blinded, non-randomized clinical trial (quasi-experimental). Phase 2 of the study aimed to verify the applicability of the program developed in phase 1, in a pilot study. Experiment
pointing to words in direct and indirect order
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Sponsors
Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências da Universidade Estadual Paulista - Campus de Marília
Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências da Universidade Estadual Paulista - Campus de Marília
Eligibility
Age
9 Years to 10 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Voluntary consent by signing the Free and Informed Consent Form; Female and male schoolchildren aged between 9 years and 10 years and 11 months; Presence of learning difficulties confirmed by standardised assessment procedures (lower performance of schoolchildren in tests of metalinguistic skills and reading - PROHMELE).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Previous participation in speech therapy, pedagogical or psycho-pedagogical intervention programs; Presence of genetic syndromes, intellectual disability and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, described in school records
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Superior performance was found both in the tests of metalinguistic skills of manipulating syllables and phonemes and in the tests that assess working memory skills as well as word and pseudoword reading tests | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| An increase in the performance of working memory capacity and manipulation was found, demonstrated by the application of the Brief Child Neuropsychological Assessment procedure | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactIsabella Xavier
Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências da Universidade Estadual Paulista - Campus de Marília
Outcome results
None listed