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Teaching early reading skills to adult offenders with intellectual disability using computer-delivered instruction.

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the feasibility, and effectiveness, of using Headsprout Early Reading (HER), an online computer program, to teach basic reading skills to adult offenders with mild intellectual disabilities (IDs) in a secure hospital. Design/methodology/approach - A...

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Published in:Journal of Intellectual Disabilities & Offending Behaviour Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 122 - 132
Main Authors: O'Sullivan, David V., Grindle, Corinna F., Hughes, J. Carl
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Emerald Publishing Limited 2017
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          O'Sullivan, David V.
          Grindle, Corinna F.
          Hughes, J. Carl
        affil: Clinical Psychologist, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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          Public Offenders
          Intellectual Disability
          Teaching Methods
          Reading
          Computer-Assisted Instruction
          Program Development
          Human
          Pretest-Posttest Design
          Literacy
          Experimental Studies
          Self Concept
          Control Group
          Comparative Studies
      ab: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the feasibility, and effectiveness, of using Headsprout Early Reading (HER), an online computer program, to teach basic reading skills to adult offenders with mild intellectual disabilities (IDs) in a secure hospital. Design/methodology/approach - A single subject pre-post-test design replicated across two participants was used. Two standardized literacy tests were completed at baseline, halfway through the intervention, and at the end of the intervention period. A measure of reading self-concept was also completed. An additional component to this research design was the inclusion oftwo "treatment as usual" (TAU) control participants who did not complete the program. Findings - Results are positive in terms of the feasibility of running the program, improved reading skills, and self-concept scores for both "intervention" participants compared to the "TAU" participants. Originality/value - HER was originally developed for typically developing children, and has been found to be effective for children with IDs and developmental disabilities. This is the first study to evaluate this program with an adult population.
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