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Peer reviewedAckerman, Peggy T.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
Fifty-three children (ages 9-13) with dyslexia completed a summer tutoring program that emphasized word-building skills. Children who received piracetam (a purportedly memory-enhancing drug) did not improve more than nonmedicated children in any aspect of reading. Children subtyped as "phonetic" improved significantly more in…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Dyslexia, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades
