COMPUTER ORIENTED LANGUAGE LEARNING APPROACH (COLLAP) FOR STRUGGLING READERS

Examining Language and Literacy Profiles of Adolescent Struggling Readers

Reading Fluency: Critical Issues for Struggling Readers

Teaching approaches to Computer Assisted Language Learning

Computers have been used for language teaching ever since the 1960's.Learning a second language is a challenging endeavor, and, for decades now, proponents of computer assisted language learning (CALL) have declared that help is on the horison. We investigate the suitability of deploying speech technology in computer based systems that can be used to teach foreign language skills. In this case,...

Morpho-phonemic analysis boosts word reading for adult struggling readers

A randomized control trial compared the effects of two kinds of vocabulary instruction on component reading skills of adult struggling readers. Participants seeking alternative high school diplomas received 8 h of scripted tutoring to learn forty academic vocabulary words embedded within a civics curriculum. They were matched for language background and reading levels, then randomly assigned to...

A randomized, controlled study of computer-based intervention in middle school struggling readers.

The current study was conducted to test the premise that computer-based intervention that targets auditory temporal processing combined with language exercises (Fast ForWord) is effective in remediating children with disorders of language and reading. Sixty-five middle school struggling readers were randomly assigned to one of five groups and over a 12-week-period received one of the following ...