Hugo Cogo?Moreira|Régis B Andriolo|Latife Yázigi|George B. Ploubidis|Clara Regina Brandão de Ávila|Jair J. Mari
Music education for improving reading skills in children and adolescents with dyslexia
Universidade Federal de São Paulo|Universidade do Estado do Pará|Universidade Federal de São Paulo|University of London|London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine|Universidade Federal de São Paulo|Universidade Federal de São Paulo
background dyslexia developmental dyslexia specific reading disability specific learning disorder neurobiological origin marked difficulties accurate fluent recognition words poor spelling people average average intelligence difficulties cannot attributed another cause example poor vision hearing difficulty lack socioenvironmental opportunities motivation adequate instruction studies correlated reading skills musical abilities hypothesized musical training may able remediate timing difficulties improve pitch perception increase spatial awareness thereby positive effect skills needed development language literacy objectives study effectiveness music education reading skills oral reading skills reading comprehension reading fluency phonological awareness spelling children adolescents dyslexia search methods searched following electronic databases june 2012 central 2012 issue 5 medline 1948 may week 4 2012 embase 1980 2012 week 22 cinahl searched 7 june 2012 lilacs searched 7 june 2012 psycinfo 1887 may week 5 2012 eric searched 7 june 2012 arts humanities citation index 1970 6 june 2012 conference proceedings citation index social sciences humanities 1990 6 june 2012 worldcat searched 7 june 2012 also searched international clinical trials registry platform ictrp reference lists studies apply date language limits selection criteria planned include randomized controlled trials looked studies included least one primary outcomes primary outcomes related main domain reading oral reading skills reading comprehension reading fluency phonological awareness spelling measured validated instruments secondary outcomes self esteem academic achievement data collection analysis two authors hcm rba independently screened titles abstracts identified search strategy determine eligibility analysis planned use mean difference continuous data 95 confidence intervals use randomeffects statistical model effect estimates two studies could combined metaanalysis main results retrieved 851 references via search strategy randomized controlled trials testing music education improvement reading skills children dyslexia could included review authors conclusions evidence available randomized controlled trials base judgment effectiveness music education improvement reading skills children adolescents dyslexia uncertainty warrants research via randomized controlled trials involving interdisciplinary team musicians hearing speech therapists psychologists physicians