Innovative Programs for Improvement in Reading Through Cognitive Enhancement

Abstract

Forty-five Grade 3 students from a reservation school in Western Canada were divided into two remedial groups and a no-risk control group. One remedial group was given a classroom-administered cognitive enhancement program (COGENT) throughout the school year. The second group received COGENT for the first half of the year followed by a pull-out cognitive-based reading enhancement program (PREP). Children were assessed across phonological awareness, rapid naming, reading, and cognitive ability at the beginning of the year, mid-term, and at the end of the school year. MANOVA results showed a significant interaction for reading measures, with students receiving classroom intervention over the school year making the greatest gains. Results are discussed in terms of group, remediation program, and individual participant improvements.

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“…While their findings included significant improvements in inductive reasoning following reasoning training, a comprehensive measure of GIA was not included in the study. Hayward, Das, and Janzen (2007) used the full scale score on the Das–Naglieri Cognitive Assessment System (CAS) in their study of the COGENT cognitive training program but did not find significant group differences on the measure. Dunning et al (2013) included the Wechsler Abbreviated Scales of Intelligence in their measures of working memory training outcomes and found no evidence that training working memory leads to enhancement in non‐verbal intelligence score.…”

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“…Estos estudiantes mostraron transferencia lejana en el sentido de que alcanzaron puntuaciones más altas en planificación como resultado de tareas no proporcionadas directamente por el programa, sino aprendidas a partir del aprendizaje activo de estrategias (Hayward et al, 2007).…”

“…Los estudiantes con buena planificación son conscientes de sus habilidades metacognitivas, tienen mayor capacidad de aprendizaje y obtienen mejores resultados tanto en las actividades de lectura y escritura como en el resto de materias escolares (Hayward, Das y Janzen, 2007). La facilitación de la planificación mejora la comprensión lectora y proporciona un incremento significativo de las puntuaciones en planificación.…”

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“…The programs tested were Cognition Enhancement Training (COGENT) and PREP. The authors call for continued studies among different demographics (Hayward et al [5]). …”