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ERIC Number: EJ562657
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
An Evaluation of the Dyslexia Training Program: A Multisensory Method for Promoting Reading in Students with Reading Disabilities.
Oakland, Thomas; Black, Jeffrey L.; Stanford, George; Nussbaum, Nancy L.; Balise, Raymond R.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v31 n2 p140-47 Mar-Apr 1998
The Dyslexia Training Program, a remedial reading program derived from Orton-Gillingham methods, embodies principles of structured phonetic instruction, drill and repetition, and multisensory methodology. Following the two-year program, dyslexic students (N=22) demonstrated significantly higher reading recognition and comprehension than a control group. (DB)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Drills (Practice), Dyslexia, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Multisensory Learning, Phonics, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Remedial Reading, Sight Vocabulary
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Orton Gillingham Tutorial Program