2016 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Effects of SLTR method using handheld electronic reading devices
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26770207
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| Research Institution | Sojo University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | SLTR / dyslexia / electronic readers / L2 reading / oral reading fluency |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
During the fiscal year of 2016 the main experiment was repeated on 93 subjects enrolled in English classes at Nichidai Junior High School in Isahaya City. Once again, four classes of second year students completed eight treatment sessions during which reading rate and comprehension data was collected. Data entry efforts commenced in November and concluded in January.
During the past fiscal year, the principal investigator continued to pursue improvements to the diagnostic testing tools for identifying phonological processing problems among Japanese learners of English. The related software, ReadAloud, was awarded the Best Moodle Innovation First Prize by the Moodle Association of Japan. In order to enhance accessibility to the software, the principal investigator worked with a number of volunteer programmers to make it available to smartphone users. This work is ongoing, and will continue even though the research period has officially concluded.
The principal investigator disseminated insights and findings related to the research through four presentations at academic conferences in Japan and South Korea. A paper related to the effect of Span Limited Tactile Reinforcement (SLTR) on the reading rate of second language learners was published, and an earlier paper related to the occurrence of second language dyslexia among Japanese English learners has been expanded and resubmitted to a major national publication (The Language Teacher) for further editorial review.
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| Remarks |
The Read Assist site is used for diagnostic testing related to the research project. Participants complete a series of tests to determine phonological processing speed and oral reading fluency.
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Research Products
(7 results)
