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ERIC Number: EJ736747
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Dec
Pages: 29
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0736-9387
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Neuropsychological Intervention in Kindergarten Children with Subtyped Risks of Reading Retardation
Smit-Glaude, Sietsia W. D.; van Strien, Jan W.; Licht, Robert; Bakker, Dirk J.
Annals of Dyslexia, v55 n2 p217-245 Dec 2005
Kindergarten children at risk of developing language problems were administered the Florida Kindergarten Screening Battery. A principal components analysis revealed a verbal and a visual-spatial component and subsequent discriminant function analyses a high verbal/low visual-spatial group (LAL: Latent L) and a high visual-spatial flow verbal group (LAP: Latent P). LAL- and LAP-children were considered at risk for developing an L- or P-type of dyslexia, respectively. As is common practice with children suffering from manifest L- or P-dyslexia, the LAL- and LAP-kindergartners received right and left hemisphere stimulation, respectively. The outcomes were compared with those of bilateral hemispheric stimulation and no intervention. Reading tests were administered in primary school Grades 1 and 5/6; teachers' evaluation of reading took place in Grade 5/6. Overall, the LAL- and LAP- groups showed significant backwardness in word and text reading, both at early and late primary school. Types of intervention made a difference though: not significantly backward in early word, late word, and late text reading were the LAL-children who had received right hemisphere stimulation. Nonintervened LAP-children did not show significant backwardness in early word reading and late text reading, nor did LAP-children who had received left hemisphere or bilateral stimulation. Early text reading was not affected by any treatment. Teachers' evaluations were in support of these findings.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Grade 5; Grade 6; Kindergarten
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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