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© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. 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, half way 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 of two “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.
Author(s): O'Sullivan DV, Grindle CF, Hughes JC
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour
Year: 2017
Volume: 8
Issue: 3
Pages: 122-131
Online publication date: 12/04/2017
Acceptance date: 12/04/2017
ISSN (print): 2050-8824
ISSN (electronic): 2050-8832
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/JIDOB-09-2016-0015
DOI: 10.1108/JIDOB-09-2016-0015
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