ERIC Number: EJ995840
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1525-7401
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Reading Intervention Using Interactive Metronome in Children with Language and Reading Impairment: A Preliminary Investigation
Ritter, Michaela; Colson, Karen A.; Park, Jungjun
Communication Disorders Quarterly, v34 n2 p106-119 Feb 2013
This exploratory study examined the effects of Interactive Metronome (IM) when integrated with a traditional language and reading intervention on reading achievement. Forty-nine school-age children with language and reading impairments were assigned randomly to either an experimental group who received the IM treatment or to a control group who did not. Both groups received language and reading intervention, and the experimental group received an additional four hours of IM treatment during a four-week period. Although both groups made gains in reading rate/fluency and comprehension, the extent of the gains was much larger in the IM group. IM training may be useful for promoting the reading rate/fluency and comprehension of children with language and reading impairments. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Intervention, Equipment, Auditory Stimuli, Elementary School Students, Reading Difficulties, Language Impairments, Reading Achievement, Reading Rate, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Outcomes of Treatment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS); Gray Oral Reading Test
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