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Layes, Smail; Guendouz, Mahmoud; Lalonde, Robert; Rebai, Mohamed – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
We examined the effects of a combined phonological and print intervention program on the enhancement of phonological awareness, text reading accuracy and comprehension in fourth grade Arabic-speaking children with severe difficulties in reading accuracy (dyslexia) and reading comprehension. We compared an experimental group (n = 22; mean…
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Training, Program Effectiveness, Reading Skills
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Soriano, Manuel; Miranda, Ana; Soriano, Emilia; Nievas, Francisco; Felix, Vicente – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2011
The main goal of the present study was to examine the efficacy of a multi-component programme to improve reading fluency and text comprehension in Spanish children with reading disabilities (RD). Special needs teachers were trained in the application of the programme, which included repeated reading plus phonological awareness training and…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Reading Fluency
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Niemi, Pekka – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1990
The article reviews cognitive psychology's contributions to understanding the development of reading skills. Key concepts are phonological and linguistic awareness, schemata, learning strategies, metacognition, and learning as a social interaction. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Psychology, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Secondary Education