Short Vestibular and Cognitive Training Improves Oral Reading Fluency in Children with Dyslexia

(1) Background: This study explored the effect of short vestibular and cognitive training on the reading speed in dyslexic children. (2) Methods: The reading speed was evaluated by using a reading test (Évaluation de la Lecture en FluencE, ELFE) in a crossover design before (baseline) and after vest...

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Autores principales: Simona Caldani, Lionel Moiroud, Carole Miquel, Vanessa Peiffer, Alessandro Florian, Maria Pia Bucci
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c87b20ae814d4306995f479e07a99d682021-11-25T16:57:28ZShort Vestibular and Cognitive Training Improves Oral Reading Fluency in Children with Dyslexia10.3390/brainsci111114402076-3425https://doaj.org/article/c87b20ae814d4306995f479e07a99d682021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/11/1440https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3425(1) Background: This study explored the effect of short vestibular and cognitive training on the reading speed in dyslexic children. (2) Methods: The reading speed was evaluated by using a reading test (Évaluation de la Lecture en FluencE, ELFE) in a crossover design before (baseline) and after vestibular training (post VT) and no vestibular training (post no VT). Nineteen dyslexic children (9.48 ± 0.15 years) participated in the study. The vestibular and cognitive training (software developed by BeonSolution S.r.l.) consisted in four exercises presented on a Wacom tablet 10″ done for 16 min per session two times per week for four weeks; each exercise was composed of eight levels with increased difficulty. (3) Results: Following vestibular and cognitive training, dyslexic children increased their reading speed; interestingly, such an increase persisted at least one month after training. (4) Conclusions: Vestibular and cognitive training could improve the vestibular network, which is well known for being involved in several cognition functions leading to reading improvement in dyslexic children. Adaptive mechanisms could be responsible for maintaining such improvement for at least one month.Simona CaldaniLionel MoiroudCarole MiquelVanessa PeifferAlessandro FlorianMaria Pia BucciMDPI AGarticlechildrendyslexiavestibular and cognitive trainingreading speedNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENBrain Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 1440, p 1440 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic children
dyslexia
vestibular and cognitive training
reading speed
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
spellingShingle children
dyslexia
vestibular and cognitive training
reading speed
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Simona Caldani
Lionel Moiroud
Carole Miquel
Vanessa Peiffer
Alessandro Florian
Maria Pia Bucci
Short Vestibular and Cognitive Training Improves Oral Reading Fluency in Children with Dyslexia
description (1) Background: This study explored the effect of short vestibular and cognitive training on the reading speed in dyslexic children. (2) Methods: The reading speed was evaluated by using a reading test (Évaluation de la Lecture en FluencE, ELFE) in a crossover design before (baseline) and after vestibular training (post VT) and no vestibular training (post no VT). Nineteen dyslexic children (9.48 ± 0.15 years) participated in the study. The vestibular and cognitive training (software developed by BeonSolution S.r.l.) consisted in four exercises presented on a Wacom tablet 10″ done for 16 min per session two times per week for four weeks; each exercise was composed of eight levels with increased difficulty. (3) Results: Following vestibular and cognitive training, dyslexic children increased their reading speed; interestingly, such an increase persisted at least one month after training. (4) Conclusions: Vestibular and cognitive training could improve the vestibular network, which is well known for being involved in several cognition functions leading to reading improvement in dyslexic children. Adaptive mechanisms could be responsible for maintaining such improvement for at least one month.
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author Simona Caldani
Lionel Moiroud
Carole Miquel
Vanessa Peiffer
Alessandro Florian
Maria Pia Bucci
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Lionel Moiroud
Carole Miquel
Vanessa Peiffer
Alessandro Florian
Maria Pia Bucci
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title Short Vestibular and Cognitive Training Improves Oral Reading Fluency in Children with Dyslexia
title_short Short Vestibular and Cognitive Training Improves Oral Reading Fluency in Children with Dyslexia
title_full Short Vestibular and Cognitive Training Improves Oral Reading Fluency in Children with Dyslexia
title_fullStr Short Vestibular and Cognitive Training Improves Oral Reading Fluency in Children with Dyslexia
title_full_unstemmed Short Vestibular and Cognitive Training Improves Oral Reading Fluency in Children with Dyslexia
title_sort short vestibular and cognitive training improves oral reading fluency in children with dyslexia
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