Cochrane · systematic review · CD009115
Phonics training for English‐speaking poor readers
McArthur, G, Sheehan, Y, Badcock, NA, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 57.1%Moderate 3 · 42.9%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Show all 2 versionsPhonics training versus control (no training or alternative training) for English‐speaking poor readers
Population: English‐speaking poor readers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mixed/regular word reading accuracy Phonics training vs control (no training or alternative training) | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 701 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Non‐word reading accuracy Phonics training vs control (no training or alternative training) | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 682 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Irregular word reading accuracy Phonics training vs control (no training or alternative training) | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 294 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Mixed/regular word reading fluency Phonics training vs control (no training or alternative training) | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 224 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Non‐word reading fluency Phonics training vs control (no training or alternative training) | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 188 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Reading comprehension Phonics training vs control (no training or alternative training) | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 343 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Spelling Phonics training vs control (no training or alternative training) | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 158 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |