Solveig?Alma Halaas Lyster|Arne Lervåg|Charles Hulme
Preschool morphological training produces long-term improvements in reading comprehension
University of Oslo|University of Oslo|University College London
evaluated effect morphological awareness training delivered preschool 8 months school entry reading ability end grade 1 5 years later grade 6 preschool one group children received morphological awareness training second group received phonological awareness training control group followed ordinary preschool curriculum comparison training condition control condition quasi experimental whereas comparison morphological phonological treatments randomized group level grade 1 children morphological awareness training group significantly higher scores children control group word reading text reading measures differences found experimental groups grade 6 children morphological awareness training group significantly higher scores compared control group latent measure reading comprehension whereas children phonological awareness training group differ controls although experimental groups differ significantly results suggest early training morphological awareness longterm effects childrens literacy skills