Title |
Phonics training for English‐speaking poor readers
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, December 2012
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd009115.pub2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Genevieve McArthur, Philippa M Eve, Kristy Jones, Erin Banales, Saskia Kohnen, Thushara Anandakumar, Linda Larsen, Eva Marinus, Hua‐Chen Wang, Anne Castles |
Abstract |
Around 5% of English speakers have a significant problem with learning to read words. Poor word readers are often trained to use letter-sound rules to improve their reading skills. This training is commonly called phonics. Well over 100 studies have administered some form of phonics training to poor word readers. However, there are surprisingly few systematic reviews or meta-analyses of these studies. The most well-known review was done by the National Reading Panel (Ehri 2001) 12 years ago and needs updating. The most recent review (Suggate 2010) focused solely on children and did not include unpublished studies. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 5 | 24% |
Canada | 2 | 10% |
Australia | 2 | 10% |
Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
United States | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 10 | 48% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 12 | 57% |
Scientists | 7 | 33% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
South Africa | 1 | <1% |
Belgium | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 199 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 38 | 18% |
Researcher | 36 | 17% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 17 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 5% |
Other | 38 | 18% |
Unknown | 41 | 20% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Psychology | 50 | 24% |
Social Sciences | 37 | 18% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 9% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 7% |
Neuroscience | 9 | 4% |
Other | 26 | 13% |
Unknown | 52 | 25% |