Phonological awareness training and remediation of analytic decoding deficits in a group of severe dyslexics

A W Alexander; H G Andersen; P C Heilman; K K Voeller; J K Torgesen

doi:10.1007/BF02648086

Phonological awareness training and remediation of analytic decoding deficits in a group of severe dyslexics

Ann Dyslexia. 1991 Jan;41(1):193-206. doi: 10.1007/BF02648086.

Authors

A W Alexander¹, H G Andersen, P C Heilman, K K Voeller, J K Torgesen

Affiliation

¹ The Morris Center, Gainesville, Florida.

PMID: 24233765
DOI: 10.1007/BF02648086

Abstract

The goal of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Auditory Discrimination in Depth Program (ADD) in remediating the analytic decoding deficits of a group of severe dyslexics. A group of ten severely dyslexic students ranging in age from 93 to 154 months were treated in a clinic setting for 38 to 124 hours (average of 65 hours). Pre- and post-treatment testing was done with the Woodcock Reading Mastery Test and the Lindamood Auditory Conceptualization to assess changes in phonological awareness and analytic decoding skills. Results revealed statistically significant gains in phonological awareness and analytic decoding skills.