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.

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ERIC Number: EJ562657

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Publication Date: 1998

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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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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards

WWC Study Page: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/65595

IES Cited: ED510640

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