Dyslexia Telerehabilitation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Rhythm-Based Intervention for Reading
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Intervention Conditions
2.4. Measures
2.5. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Telerehabilitation | In-Presence Rehabilitation | |
---|---|---|
2nd grade 1 | 0 | 1 |
3rd grade 1 | 2 | 8 |
4th grade 1 | 5 | 2 |
5th grade 1 | 4 | 3 |
6th grade 1 | 3 | 1 |
7th grade 1 | 1 | 0 |
Age 2 | 10.30 (1.38) | 9.49 (1.16) |
Male 1 | 7 | 11 |
Female 1 | 8 | 4 |
TIQ 2,3 | 98.20 (9.42) | 97.85 (15.01) |
Baseline reading speed 2,4 | −1.70 (0.63) | −1.80 (0.62) |
Baseline reading accuracy 2,4 | −2.89 (2.06) | −3.35 (3.94) |
Condition | Parameter | Phase | M (SD) |
---|---|---|---|
Telerehabilitation | Reading speed | Pre | −1.70 (0.63) |
Post | −1.21 (0.72) | ||
Reading accuracy | Pre | −2.89 (2.06) | |
Post | −2.47 (2.42) | ||
RAN | Pre | −1.82 (1.18) | |
Post | −1.19 (1.86) | ||
In-presence rehabilitation | Reading speed | Pre | −1.80 (0.62) |
Post | −1.34 (0.83) | ||
Reading accuracy | Pre | −3.35 (3.94) | |
Post | −2.30 (2.29) | ||
RAN | Pre | −3.02 (2.69) | |
Post | −1.71 (1.14) |
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Cancer, A.; Sarti, D.; De Salvatore, M.; Granocchio, E.; Chieffo, D.P.R.; Antonietti, A. Dyslexia Telerehabilitation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Rhythm-Based Intervention for Reading. Children 2021, 8, 1011. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8111011
Cancer A, Sarti D, De Salvatore M, Granocchio E, Chieffo DPR, Antonietti A. Dyslexia Telerehabilitation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Rhythm-Based Intervention for Reading. Children. 2021; 8(11):1011. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8111011
Chicago/Turabian StyleCancer, Alice, Daniela Sarti, Marinella De Salvatore, Elisa Granocchio, Daniela Pia Rosaria Chieffo, and Alessandro Antonietti. 2021. "Dyslexia Telerehabilitation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Rhythm-Based Intervention for Reading" Children 8, no. 11: 1011. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8111011