2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effects of SLTR method using handheld electronic reading devices
| Project/Area Number |
26770207
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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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 Final Research Achievements |
The research undertaken by the principal investigator has revealed that Japanese English language learners studying in the second grade of junior high school read with greater speed when using the SLTR method than they do when reading standard printed text. Although the effect size was small among the sample as a whole, those exhibiting the phonological processing problems associated with developmental dyslexia appear to benefit from the SLTR treatment to a greater extent than those who are developmentally normal in terms of reading performance. The study also examined the effect of the SLTR method on reading comprehension. Post-reading comprehension scores were collected from each participant under both treatment conditions (SLTR and standard printed text) and analysed for differences. Neither mode of text presentation resulted in significantly better comprehension scores.
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| Free Research Field |
foreign language education
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