Telerehabilitation in developmental dyslexia: methods of implementation and expected results

Pecini, Chiara; Spoglianti, Silvia; Michetti, Silvia; Bonetti, S.; Lieto, Maria; Gasperini, Filippo; Cristofani, Paola; Bozza, Margherita; Brizzolara, Daniela; Casalini, Claudia; Mazzotti, Sara; Salvadorini, Renata; Bargagna, Stefania; Chilosi, Alberto

doi:10.23736/s0026-4946.16.04426-1

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“…The present study confirms previous researches on telerehabilitation of DD in regular orthography by showing that home-based software can effectively speed-up reading aloud after only a few months of teletraining that may foster automatization of the reading processes (Pecini et al, 2018;Tucci et al, 2015). Home exercises were generally well accepted by children with DD and their families, and RANt was perceived as an easy and enjoyable task not requiring the more difficult activity of reading.…”

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“…In the present study, the effects of RANt were compared with those obtained with another telerehabilitative software already tested on Italian children with DD, Reading Trainer (RT; Pecini et al, ; Tucci et al, ). RT is a home‐based training aimed to improve reading speed by requiring participants to read aloud different narrative texts displayed on the computer screen with a preset speed that progressively increases according to reading accuracy.…”

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“…In the last decade, the use of "home-based" rehabilitation tools, for example, tailored online computer exercises adapted and supervised by expert clinicians, has contributed to reducing intervention costs and increasing efficiency of reading remediation (Spencer-Smith & Klingberg, 2015). Recent studies on transparent orthographies have demonstrated the effectiveness of software targeted to home rehabilitation of reading disorders in children with DD (Pecini et al, 2018;Tressoldi, Brembati, Donini, Iozzino, & Vio, 2012;Tucci et al, 2015).…”

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Training RAN or reading? A telerehabilitation study on developmental dyslexia

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Rehabilitation procedures recommended for developmental dyslexia (DD) are still not fully defined, and only few studies directly compare different types of training. This study compared a training (Reading Trainer) working on the reading impairment with one (Run the RAN) working on the rapid automatized naming (RAN) impairment, one of the main cognitive deficits associated with DD. Two groups of DD children (N = 45) equivalent for age, sex, full IQ, and reading speed were trained either by Reading Trainer (n = 21) or by Run the RAN (n = 24); both trainings required an intensive home exercise, lasting 3 months. Both trainings showed significant improvements in reading speed and accuracy of passages and words. Bypassing the use of alphanumeric stimuli, but empowering the cognitive processes underlying reading, training RAN may be a valid tool in children with reading difficulties opening new perspectives for children with severe impairments or, even, at risk of reading difficulties.

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“…So far, the application of telerehabilitation during childhood has been primarily limited to preterm babies ( 8 ) and children with hemiplegia ( 9 , 10 ), with autism spectrum disorders ( 11 ), with speech and language disorders ( 12 , 13 ), and with learning difficulties ( 14 – 16 ). Despite the well-known impact of visual defects on cognitive functioning and neurological recovery ( 17 ), no study has yet investigated the application of telerehabilitation with children with visual impairments.…”

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Development and Implementation of a New Telerehabilitation System for Audiovisual Stimulation Training in Hemianopia

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Telerehabilitation, defined as the method by which communication technologies are used to provide remote rehabilitation, although still underused, could be as efficient and effective as the conventional clinical rehabilitation practices. In the literature, there are descriptions of the use of telerehabilitation in adult patients with various diseases, whereas it is seldom used in clinical practice with child and adolescent patients. We have developed a new audiovisual telerehabilitation (AVT) system, based on the multisensory capabilities of the human brain, to provide a new tool for adults and children with visual field defects in order to improve ocular movements toward the blind hemifield. The apparatus consists of a semicircular structure in which visual and acoustic stimuli are positioned. A camera is integrated into the mechanical structure in the center of the panel to control eye and head movements. Patients can use this training system with a customized software on a tablet. From hospital, the therapist has complete control over the training process, and the results of the training sessions are automatically available within a few minutes on the hospital website. In this paper, we report the AVT system protocol and the preliminary results on its use by three adult patients. All three showed improvements in visual detection abilities with long-term effects. In the future, we will test this apparatus with children and their families. Since interventions for impairments in the visual field have a substantial cost for individuals and for the welfare system, we expect that our research could have a profound socio-economic impact avoiding prolonged and intensive hospital stays.

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