Analysis

The program includes four areas of exercises: psychomotor, psycho-lateral, phonological awareness, and pre-writing. Each area consists of 20 exercises, graded with increasing levels of difficulty.

Objective

The intervention program aims at early re-education of preschool children who show signs of dyslexic behavior.

Sample

The intervention program was standardized on a sample of 23 preschoolers from schools in urban, semi-urban, and rural areas of the Ioannina prefecture.

Scoring

The research was conducted in two phases. The first phase included the selection of a sample of 785 children and the administration of the Early Dyslexia Detection Test. In the second phase, 46 preschoolers were selected and retained for the intervention program. The results of the follow-up showed that the children in the experimental group showed improvement in the four intervention areas compared to the control group.

References

Zakopoulou, V. (2004). Early Dyslexia Detection Test. Athens: Ellinika Grammata.
Karvounis, M., & Stavrou, D. (2007). Phonological Dyslexia Behavior Detection Test for children aged 5–6 (ΦΤΑΔΣΥ 5–6). Athens: Anthropos.
Stavrou, L. (1968). Dépistage précoce d’une tendance à la dyslexie et rééducation en deuxième année du jardin d’enfants et en première année primaire. Brussels: Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Authors: A. Stavrou and D. Stavrou