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A meta-analysis of morphological interventions: effects on literacy achievement of children with literacy difficulties.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20799003     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study synthesizes 79 standardized mean-change differences between control and treatment groups from 17 independent studies, investigating the effect of morphological interventions on literacy outcomes for students with literacy difficulties. Average total sample size ranged from 15 to 261 from a wide range of grade levels. Overall, morphological instruction showed a significant improvement on literacy achievement (d = 0.33). Specifically, its effect was significant on several literacy outcomes such as phonological awareness (d = 0.49), morphological awareness (d = 0.40), vocabulary (d = 0.40), reading comprehension (d = 0.24), and spelling (d = 0.20). Morphological instruction was particularly effective for children with reading, learning, or speech and language disabilities, English language learners, and struggling readers, suggesting the possibility that morphological instruction can remediate phonological processing challenges. Other moderators were also explored to explain differences in morphological intervention effects. These findings suggest students with literacy difficulties would benefit from morphological instruction.
Authors:
Amanda P Goodwin; Soyeon Ahn
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Meta-Analysis     Date:  2010-08-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of dyslexia     Volume:  60     ISSN:  1934-7243     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann Dyslexia     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-12     Completed Date:  2011-03-22     Revised Date:  2011-06-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8406611     Medline TA:  Ann Dyslexia     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  183-208     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Teaching and Learning, Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, Nashville, TN, USA. amanda.p.goodwin@vanderbilt.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Achievement*
Awareness
Child
Comorbidity
Comprehension
Dyslexia / diagnosis,  therapy*
Female
Humans
Language Development Disorders / diagnosis,  therapy
Learning Disorders / diagnosis,  therapy
Male
Phonetics*
Reading*
Remedial Teaching*
Verbal Learning
Vocabulary

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