Question · asked by 1 review

Phonics training vs control (no training or alternative training): Reading comprehension

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Phonics training vs control (no training or alternative training)
Reading comprehension · English‐speaking poor readers
Phonics training for English‐speaking poor readers (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted5 studies · 343 participantsLow
Phonics training vs control (no training or alternative training)
Reading comprehension Immediate · English‐speaking poor readers
Phonics training for English‐speaking poor readers (2012) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD009115.PUB2, superseded
no estimate extracted3 studies · 173 participantsModerate

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Phonics training for English‐speaking poor readers
2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.

How reviews are matched to this question

Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.