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Nina L. Saine, Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen, Timo Ahonen, Asko Tolvanen, Heikki Lyytinen
The aim of the longitudinal study was to investigate whether a computer application designed for remedial reading training can enhance letter knowledge, reading accuracy, fluency, and spelling of at-risk children. The participants, 7-year-old Finnish school beginners (N = 166), were assigned to 1 of 3 groups: (a) regular remedial reading intervention (n = 25), (b) computer-assessed reading intervention (n = 25), and (c) mainstream reading instruction (n = 116). Based on the results, computer-assisted remedial reading intervention was highly beneficial, whereas regular type of intervention was less successful. The results indicated that at-risk children require computer-based letter–name and letter–sound training to acquire adequate decoding and spelling skills, and to reach the level of their non-at-risk peers.
