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Headsprout® Early Reading for Children with Severe Intellectual Disabilities: A Single Blind Randomised Controlled Trial
- Source :
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Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs . Oct 2021 21(4):334-344. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Research evaluating phonics reading programs for children with severe intellectual disabilities (ID) is limited. The current study investigated whether using an online reading program (Headsprout® Early Reading; HER) as supplementary reading instruction for children with a severe ID leads to improvements in reading skills as compared to children not receiving this additional instruction. Fifty-five children from a special school were randomly allocated into the HER group or a waiting list control group. For six months, children in the intervention group received HER as supplementary instruction, whereas children in the control group received only 'reading as usual' teaching. Pre- and post-intervention tests on standardised reading measures were conducted. Analysis of data from outcome measures indicated that the HER group made improvements at post-intervention in comparison with the control group, with medium effect sizes on two domains from the main outcome measure. These results support the case for a larger research trial of HER for children with severe ID.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1471-3802
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1315914
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-3802.12531