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14 Reading Intervention (<strong>for</strong>merly Cumbria Reading <strong>with</strong> Phonology Project)<br />

(3) For statemented children (subset of those in (2) above)<br />

Main reference: Hatcher (2000)<br />

Date: 1994-98<br />

Age-range: Y2–10<br />

Type of children in experimental groups: SEN – all statemented (MLD, children <strong>with</strong><br />

dyslexia)<br />

Nature and Ns of experimental and control groups:<br />

(1) Moderate Learning <strong>Difficulties</strong> (MLD) (IQ in range 55-75)<br />

N<br />

28<br />

(2) Controls <strong>for</strong> MLD (Cont1) 27<br />

(3) <strong>Children</strong> <strong>with</strong> dyslexia (DYS) 29<br />

(4) Controls <strong>for</strong> DYS (Cont2) 29<br />

Equivalence of groups: Each experimental child was matched (from a pool of 351) <strong>with</strong> a<br />

teacher-referred child <strong>with</strong> an equivalent score on four pooled literacy assessments and of<br />

same gender: also of similar age where possible<br />

N of alternative intervention group: (no alternative intervention group)<br />

Length of intervention in weeks: 12<br />

Tests: (reading) Burt, 1974 revision; (spelling) Schonell<br />

110

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