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ArticleDyslexia (Chichester, England)2020

An evaluation of systematized phonics on reading proficiency in Swedish second grade poor readers: Effects on pseudoword and sight word reading skills.

Maria Levlin, Cecilia Nakeva von Mentzer

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Article in Dyslexia (Chichester, England), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Maria LevlinDepartment of Language Studies, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6755-7167
Cecilia Nakeva von MentzerSchool of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-8489

Funding

The National Agency for Special Needs Education and Schools (SPSM) in Sweden
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of systematized phonics on word reading in Swedish second grade poor readers. Forty-nine children who performed at or below the 25th percentile on pseudoword reading and/or sight word reading at the beginning of second grade participated in the study. The study had a cross-over design exploring within-and between-group effects of two different conditions: systematized phonics and classroom instruction. Overall, systematized phonics proved more effective than classroom instruction. At pre-intervention, no child performed above the 30th percentile in pseudoword reading or sight word reading. At post-intervention, corresponding numbers were 69% for pseudoword reading and 35% for sight word reading. Implications for a policy change in Sweden towards mandatory systematized phonics in primary school are discussed.

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Language TherapyReadingChildCross-Over StudiesDyslexiaFemaleHumansMaleSchoolsSwedenpolicy changereading difficultiesresponse to interventionsystematized phonics

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PMID32989836
PMCPMC7702055

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