Natsumi Ishikawa, Yuka Ishizuka, Yukiko Kano, Junko Iida, Jun-Ichi Yamamoto
Exploring factors of successful transition to elementary school among children with autism spectrum disorder in Japan: a focus group study
International journal of developmental disabilities
state reading proficiency among children united states continues subject concern among psychologists teachers parents policy makers education community large despite widespread use curricular methods teach basic reading skills remains large percentage children struggle read therefore novel approaches reading remediation explored aims study examine 1 effect multicomponent cognitive reading intervention cognitive reading skills 2 role adhd age sex iq score individual cognitive skills effectiveness readrx intervention 3 parentreported behavioral outcomes following readrx intervention current study analyzed large realworld dataset examine cognitive reading behavioral outcomes struggling readers n 3527 completed 24 weeks 120 hours intense cognitive training integrated structured literacy intervention using readrx oneonone clinic setting analyses pretest posttest scores showed statistically significant changes cognitive reading measures including attention visual processing processing speed longterm memory working memory reasoning phonological awareness work attack phonetic coding spelling comprehension overall iq score medium large effect sizes results included average 41year gain reading skills including 6year gain phonological awareness differences found based age sex adhd status minimal differences found based preintervention iq score cognitive test scores study also included qualitative thematic analysis parentreported behavioral outcomes revealing themes improved cognition academic performance psychosocial skills including confidence perseverance findings consistent previous controlled studies intervention offer encouraging alternative instructional approach reading remediation aligns science reading includes intensive remediation underlying cognitive skills