Targeting phonological recoding to support orthographic learning: effectiveness of WordDriver delivered via telehealth

Fluent word recognition is an essential component of skilled reading, yet most children with reading difficulty have impaired recognition. We developed and evaluated a web app, WordDriver, delivered via teletherapy, which targets phonological recoding to support orthographic learning efficient Participants were five (aged 7–10 years) who, despite previous intervention using systematic, synthetic phonics approach, demonstrated persistent impairment. Two studies, each single case experimental design examined changes in decoding accuracy (study 1) 2) as measured by researcher-developed nonword spelling lists, standardised assessments. Results suggested that all participants, irrespective oral language processing profiles, made significant gains for targeted vowel digraphs on assessments, clinically measures decoding, trends generalisation spelling.