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The effects of audiobooks on the psychosocial adjustment of pre‐adolescents and adolescents with dyslexia
Author(s) -
Milani Anna,
Lorusso Maria Luisa,
Molteni Massimo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
dyslexia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.694
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1099-0909
pISSN - 1076-9242
DOI - 10.1002/dys.397
Subject(s) - dyslexia , psychology , psychosocial , reading (process) , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , political science , law
Abstract The objective of the present research study was to understand what benefits the use of audiobooks (both school‐books and books of various genres, recorded on digital media) could bring to preadolescents and adolescents with developmental dyslexia. Two groups, each consisting of 20 adolescents, were compared. The experimental group used the audiobooks, while the control group continued to use normal books. After 5 months of experimental training, the experimental group showed a significant improvement in reading accuracy, with reduced unease and emotional–behavioural disorders, as well as an improvement in school performance and a greater motivation and involvement in school activities. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.