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A Computer-Assisted Instruction Phonological Sensitivity Program for Preschool Children At-Risk for Reading Problems
K-12 - Quantitative Research; Christopher J. Lonigan, Kimberly Driscoll, Beth M. Phillips, Brenlee G. Cantor, Jason L. Anthony, and Howard Goldstein, Florida State University
This experimental study evaluated the use of DaisyQuest, a computer-assisted instruction (CAI), to provide training in phonological sensitivity skills to preschoolers at-risk for reading problems. Forty-five children ranging in age from 44 to 64 months were randomly assigned to a CAI group or a control group. The authors reported statistically significant differences favoring the intervention group on four outcomes – rhyme oddity, rhyme matching, word elision, and syllable/phoneme elision. The results provide preliminary support for CAI to improve the phonological sensitivity skills of preschoolers who are at-risk. Also see the U.S. Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) intervention report for further information and research on DaisyQuest.
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