Effective Interventions for Reading Difficulties
11.4 Highly Effective Intervention for Reading Difficulties
Learning Intentions
After viewing this module session participants will be able to:- Describe the three key elements found in the most highly successful
word-level reading intervention studies
- Explain why these key elements promote maximum success
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*Please see the Transcripts resource folder located in Module 0 for a text copy of the transcript from this video.
Summary
- The
studies with the most highly effective results yield about a standard deviation
of improvement (14-17 standard score point gains) in word identification
- These
gains are maintained over time
- The
studies with the most highly successful outcomes had three key elements:
intensive training of phoneme manipulation, phonics instruction, and reading
practice
- These
three key elements all dovetail with the word learning theories of Ehri and
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- They currently represent “best practice”
Reflect & Connect
Identify the three key elements that lead to the most highly successful outcomes and explain why they are effective.