The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of phonological awareness, naming speed, and reading ability of children with reading disabilities through phonological awareness training.Three boys with reading disabilities participated in the ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of phonological awareness, naming speed, and reading ability of children with reading disabilities through phonological awareness training.Three boys with reading disabilities participated in the study. Child A was in the third grade with IQ 84. Child B is in the first grade with IQ 88. Child C is in the first grade with IQ 95. They were in the regular class at the time of the experiment.Phonological awareness training consisted of 3 components. The first phonological awareness training was setting initial or last letter sound of the letters. The second phonological awareness training was phoneme additions, deletions, and substitutions of letters. The third phonological awareness training was phoneme blending and distinction.The results were as follows:First, phonological awareness of children with reading disabilities was improved.Second, naming speed of the reading on letters was improved. However, naming speed on words and nonwords was not satisfied. Therefore, the training for naming speed was still in need.Third, reading abilities of letter, words, nonwords was improved. However, consistent training may be necessary.