Abstract
Eighteen surface dyslexics were studied. Their reading deficit was evaluated on the basis of two standard test batteries. Nine subjects were submitted to reading training that consisted of reading briefly presented words. Nine dyslexics acted as a control group (receiving delayed treatment). Accuracy and speed of reading improved after therapy; also the performance in a lexical decision task improved. No effect was observed for a task using homophone contrasts. Furthermore, reading comprehension did not change as a function of training. All dyslexics were submitted to two experimental procedures: measurement of vocal reaction times (RTs) to reading single words and analysis of eye movements in reading short passages. Vocal RTs were faster for the treated group after therapy. As for eye movements, mean fixation duration was shorter after training. Other parameters (number and size of rightward saccades and number of regressions) showed small improvement with time, independent of training. When the control group was submitted to therapy in the next school year, similar improvements in reading were obtained. Overall, training affected reading parameters that appear to reflect the speed of extraction of visual information.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 177-197 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Neuropsychological Rehabilitation |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Fingerprint
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Psychology(all)
Cite this
Training of developmental surface dyslexia improves reading performance and shortens eye fixation duration in reading. / Judica, Anna; De Luca, Maria; Spinelli, Donatella; Zoccolotti, Pierluigi.
In: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2002, p. 177-197.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Training of developmental surface dyslexia improves reading performance and shortens eye fixation duration in reading
AU - Judica, Anna
AU - De Luca, Maria
AU - Spinelli, Donatella
AU - Zoccolotti, Pierluigi
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Eighteen surface dyslexics were studied. Their reading deficit was evaluated on the basis of two standard test batteries. Nine subjects were submitted to reading training that consisted of reading briefly presented words. Nine dyslexics acted as a control group (receiving delayed treatment). Accuracy and speed of reading improved after therapy; also the performance in a lexical decision task improved. No effect was observed for a task using homophone contrasts. Furthermore, reading comprehension did not change as a function of training. All dyslexics were submitted to two experimental procedures: measurement of vocal reaction times (RTs) to reading single words and analysis of eye movements in reading short passages. Vocal RTs were faster for the treated group after therapy. As for eye movements, mean fixation duration was shorter after training. Other parameters (number and size of rightward saccades and number of regressions) showed small improvement with time, independent of training. When the control group was submitted to therapy in the next school year, similar improvements in reading were obtained. Overall, training affected reading parameters that appear to reflect the speed of extraction of visual information.
AB - Eighteen surface dyslexics were studied. Their reading deficit was evaluated on the basis of two standard test batteries. Nine subjects were submitted to reading training that consisted of reading briefly presented words. Nine dyslexics acted as a control group (receiving delayed treatment). Accuracy and speed of reading improved after therapy; also the performance in a lexical decision task improved. No effect was observed for a task using homophone contrasts. Furthermore, reading comprehension did not change as a function of training. All dyslexics were submitted to two experimental procedures: measurement of vocal reaction times (RTs) to reading single words and analysis of eye movements in reading short passages. Vocal RTs were faster for the treated group after therapy. As for eye movements, mean fixation duration was shorter after training. Other parameters (number and size of rightward saccades and number of regressions) showed small improvement with time, independent of training. When the control group was submitted to therapy in the next school year, similar improvements in reading were obtained. Overall, training affected reading parameters that appear to reflect the speed of extraction of visual information.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036345193&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0036345193&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09602010244000002
DO - 10.1080/09602010244000002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036345193
VL - 12
SP - 177
EP - 197
JO - Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
JF - Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
SN - 0960-2011
IS - 3
ER -