Efficacy of an audio-visual computerized remediation program in students with dyslexia.
BACKGROUND
an audio-visual computerized remediation program in students with developmental dyslexia.


OBJECTIVE
to verify the efficacy of an audio-visual computerized remediation program in students with developmental dyslexia. The specific goals of this study involved the comparison of the linguistic-cognitive performance of students with developmental dyslexia with that of students considered good readers; to compare the results obtained in pre and post-testing situations of students with dyslexia who were and were not submitted to the program; and to compare the results obtained with the remediation program in students with developmental dyslexia to those obtained in good readers.


METHODS
the participants of this study were 20 students who were divided as follows: group I (GI) subdivided in: GIe (five students with developmental dyslexia who were submitted to the program) and GIc (five students with developmental dyslexia who were not submitted to the program); group II (GII) was subdivided in: GIIe (five good readers who were submitted to the program) and GIIc (five good readers who were not submitted to the program). An audio-visual computerized remediation program was used--'Play on'.


RESULTS
results indicate that GI presented a lower performance in auditory processing and phonological awareness when compared to GII in the pre-testing situation. However, GIe presented a similar performance to that of GII in the post-testing situation, indicating the effectiveness of the audio-visual remediation program in students with developmental dyslexia.


CONCLUSIONS
this study made evident the effectiveness of an audio-visual remediation program in students with developmental dyslexia.
Germano
Giseli Donadon
GD
Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Marília, São Paulo. giseliger@yahoo.com.br
Capellini
Simone Aparecida
SA
D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D011932:Reading; D012073:Remedial Teaching / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012984:Software; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013334:Students; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology