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[Reliability, trainability and stability of auditory discrimination performance in 2 computer-assisted assessment and
J Bischof1, V Gratzka, U Strehlow
1Abteilung für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie der Psychiatrischen Klinik, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.
Zeitschrift Fur Kinder- Und Jugendpsychiatrie Und Psychotherapie
|December 12, 2002
Summary
Training dyslexic children in auditory discrimination tasks, specifically phoneme and tone, showed positive effects on reading and orthography. Phoneme training effects were stable long-term, suggesting a viable intervention for dyslexia.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Education
Background:
- Dyslexia is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting reading and spelling.
- Auditory processing, particularly phoneme discrimination, is often impaired in individuals with dyslexia.
- Targeted auditory training may offer a potential intervention strategy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the efficacy of tone and phoneme discrimination training in dyslexic children.
- To examine the correlation between auditory discrimination abilities and reading/orthography performance.
- To assess the long-term stability of training effects.
Main Methods:
- A computer-based program was utilized for tone and phoneme discrimination training.
- A preliminary study (n=63) assessed correlations between auditory discrimination and reading.
- A prospective study (n=44) assigned children to tone training, phoneme training, or a control group, with re-testing at baseline, immediately post-training, and six months later.
Main Results:
- High reliability was observed for both test methods (r=.94; .95).
- Significant correlations between auditory discrimination and reading/orthography performance were confirmed.
- Auditory discrimination was found to be trainable, with phoneme training effects remaining stable for six months, unlike tone training effects.
Conclusions:
- Central auditory discrimination skills in dyslexic children can be successfully trained.
- Auditory discrimination training, particularly phoneme training, may positively impact reading and orthography performance in dyslexic individuals.
- The findings support the potential of auditory training as an intervention for dyslexia.