Phonics control training did not significantly increase reading speed in language learners and did not differ significantly from lexical categorization training¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Phonics training in Experiment 2 produced a small, statistically unreliable reading-speed change (mean 2.5%), and the comparison against lexical categorization training showed no significant difference. → Benjamin Gagl & Klara Gregorová 2024

Evidence¶

Benjamin Gagl & Klara Gregorová 2024¶

Benjamin Gagl & Klara Gregorová. (2024). Investigating lexical categorization in reading based on joint diagnostic and training approaches for language learners. npj Science of Learning 9:29. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-024-00237-7

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In the Experiment 2 randomized controlled comparison of training procedures with the same letter strings, the phonics training did not significantly increase reading speed (Table 1: M = 2.5%, t(26) = 0.43, p = .670), and the LC-vs-phonics contrast was unreliable, t(26) = 1.73, p = 0.096; equivalence was not tested.

"Comparing lexical categorization and phonics in Experiment 2, we found no significant difference, as the phonics had a small but unreliable positive effect (t(26) = 1.73, p = 0.096)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Reading Fluency — outcome: instruction changes it

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