Early identification of dyslexia and the use of computer game-based practice to support reading acquisition

Abstract

The validity of early predictive measures of delayed reading acquisition is summarized on the basis of the Jyväskylä Longitudinal study of Dyslexia (JLD). These results show that children in need of support can be identified years before school age. After a brief review of the literature on computer-based interventions, pilot data is reported on the effects of our computer game 'Literate' that has been specially developed for preventive training with children who are at risk of failing to acquire reading skill at a normal rate.

Computer-assisted training of phoneme–grapheme correspondence for children who are deaf and hard of hearing: Effects on phonological processing skills

“…This will be explored in an ongoing follow-up study. In previous studies within the Graphogame framework [34,48] letter knowledge was found to be a significant predictor of gains in reading acquisition. Thus, we also expect that improved accuracy in phoneme-grapheme correspondence will presumably have positive effects on the participating DHH children's reading ability, and as a consequence also on their general language development.…”

“…When we compared the effect sizes of improved letter knowledgescores between the DHH children with an improved phonological composite score during different time periods (B1 to B2 vs. B2 to PI), relatively stronger effect sizes were observed in the latter group, i.e., after four weeks of intervention. This might mirror that for some DHH children PhPS are boosted relatively more by phoneme-grapheme correspondence training, i.e., it reflects the reciprocal relationship between growth in PhPS and exposure to and manipulations of letters [34]. Hulme, Bowyer-Crane, Carroll, Duff, and Snowling (2012) showed that the combination of improved letter knowledge and PhPS had positive consequences on word decoding in children with poor verbal abilities [48].…”

“…The computer-assisted intervention was accomplished by means of an originally Finnish-Swedish version of Graphogame [23,24,33,34] translated into standard Swedish. The program focuses on the correspondence between phonemes and graphemes [35,36].…”

Is School a Better Environment Than Home for Digital Game-Based Learning? The Case of GraphoGame

“…Earlier Finnish studies suggest that GraphoGame can effectively help young children who need support in reading acquisition (e.g., Lyytinen, Ronimus, Alanko, Poikkeus, & Taanila, 2007;Lyytinen et al, 2009). Saine et al (2011) found that struggling 7-year-old readers who received a remedial training program that included GraphoGame sessions achieved higher gains in reading and spelling than children who participated in a similar program without GraphoGame sessions.…”

An Electrophysiological Study of Print Processing in Kindergarten: The Contribution of the Visual N1 as a Predictor of Reading Outcome

“…-3- Lyytinen et al, 2004;Lyytinen, Ronimus, Alanko, Poikkeus, & Taanila, 2007;Puolakanaho et al, 2007;Scarborough, 1990;Wagner & Torgesen, 1987;Wagner et al, 1997;Wimmer, Landerl, Linortner, & Hummer, 1991;Wolf, 1986). However, a child's literacy environment, socio-economic status (SES), and family reading history also influence his or her development of literacy skills (Bowey, 1995;Juel, 1986).…”