The second version followed a the same structure, but placed a greater emphasis on
language comprehension training and the understanding of words, and was fund to improve progress by 4 months.
Not exact matches
It presses for a twin focus on fluency in decoding words and reading
comprehension, urges reading improvement programs to stress impact rather than the number of children served, and calls for strengthening professional development and linking improved
training in
language development and reading to classroom practice.
In the Australian study, participating staff were
trained to administer Catch Up sessions, before working with two or three students using a book - based approach to activate two dimensions of reading — word recognition processes (including phonics) and
language comprehension processes.
The program
trains subjects by using seven computer - based
training exercises that emphasize different aspects of oral
language, including auditory attention, discrimination, and memory, as well as phonological processing and listening
comprehension.