Arm training improves letter recognition and letter-name knowledge relative to the other training conditions¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2–r3 · q4 · i1 small
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q4 i1 The arm training group was almost twice as likely to score high on letter recognition as the combined other groups (d = .356). → Fernando Núñez-Regueiro 2024 q4 i1 Arm training positively predicted letter-name knowledge (d = .269), while pencil-and-paper training was borderline-significantly negative. → Fernando Núñez-Regueiro 2024 (2)

Evidence¶

Fernando Núñez-Regueiro 2024¶

Fernando Núñez-Regueiro, Natacha Boissicat, Fanny Gimbert, Céline Pobel-Burtin, Marie-Caroline Croset, Marie-Line Bosse, and Cécile Nurra. (2024). Involving the Body to Improve Letter Knowledge and Script: An Experimental Study in French Kindergarten. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09923-9

q4 · i1 · causal · r3

Ordinal regression on letter recognition (12-point circling task) in the RCT, after combining the non-significant pencil-and-paper and arm-body groups; the arm training group showed "OR = 1.908, d = .356".

"Combining the two latter groups resulted in a more parsimonious and significant model [chi2(1) = 4.4, p = .037], according to which the arm training group was almost twice more likely to score high on letter recognition on post-tests than the other two groups (b = 0.646, OR = 1.908, d = .356, p = .038)."

Fernando Núñez-Regueiro 2024 (2)¶

Fernando Núñez-Regueiro, Natacha Boissicat, Fanny Gimbert, Céline Pobel-Burtin, Marie-Caroline Croset, Marie-Line Bosse, and Cécile Nurra. (2024). Involving the Body to Improve Letter Knowledge and Script: An Experimental Study in French Kindergarten. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09923-9

q4 · i1 · causal · r2

Ordinal regression on letter-name knowledge (6-point naming task) in the same RCT; the article adds that pencil-and-paper training was borderline-significantly negative (p = .069) on this outcome.

"effects on letter-name knowledge were positive and significant for the arm training group (b = 0.614, OR = 1.629, d = .269, p = .030)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Alphabet Knowledge and Print Awareness — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Arm training with nested handwriting exercises yields the greatest overall acquisitions in letter knowledge and script, while arm-body training reduces them — related
• No training condition affects letter script stroke direction — related