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~ ..•.. There are two types of Oxford Filter; blue filters enhance short wavelength light and yel,low enhance long wavelength light. These filters have previously been shown to improve reading performance, vergence eye movements and perception of visual form and motion. In this thesis the effects of such filters were examined in both an unselected primary school population, and in a clinical population of children with identified visual and/or reading difficulties. A school based visual screening study established that just over 40% of children identified a filter as beneficial when viewing text. These children reported a significantly higher number of visual symptoms and had significantly reduced convergence and accommodation eye movements compared to non-filter choosers. A further trial of filter use revealed that those using blue filters made significant improvements in accommodative function and in spelling ability. A cross-over, randomised controlled trial was conducted in the clinical sample with psychometric, orthoptic and psychophysical assessments administered before and after filter use. Poor readers made significant improvements in reading following filter use, but a smaller dyslexic group were not found to improve their reading. Performance on a Matrices task significantly improved after using yellow filters specifically. There was also evidence that children with reduced saccades improved their spelling with the use of yellow filters, but had reduced spelling following blue use. Although filters impacted upon both orthoptic and literacy measures these improvements appear not to be causally linked. A random dot kinematogram task (RDK) revealed a correlation between magnocellular functioning under blue and yellow lighting conditions and reading; lower reading was associated with poorer RDK thresholds. This association was specific to reading and not evident in relation to dyslexia. Visual search accuracy was also shown to improve significantly after the use of blue and yellow filters. Together these findings have implications for the treatment of orthoptic abnormalities and literacy performance.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Canterbury, 2006. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 127-149). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Die kwaliteit van die ouer-kindverhouding het 'n kardinale invloed op die emosionele, sosiale, kognitiewe en konatiewe ontwikkeling van die kind. In hierdie studie is die interaksies tussen die ouer en kind tydens die toepassing van die saamleestegniek bestudeer om te bepaal wat die invloed van die saamleestegniek op die verhouding tussen die ouer en die kind met leesprobeme is. Die studie is vanuit 'n kwalitatiewe benadering voltrek om insig te verkry in die spesifieke aspekte van die saamleestegniek wat die ouer-kindverhouding kan beinvloed. Die moontlikheid word verder ondersoek dat die ouer aspekte vanuit die saamleestegniek kan veralgemeen en daagliks in die ouer-kindverhouding kan toepas om sodoende die verhouding te verbeter. Die finale gevolgtrekking is dat die ouer 'n sleutel-rol vervul tydens die toepassing van die saamleestegniek. Indien die ouer die riglyne van die tegniek kan toepas, sal die verhouding tussen die ouer en die kind met leesprobleme verbeter. / The quality of the parent-child relationship plays an essential role in the sosio­-emotional development of the child. The interaction between parent and child is researched within the context of paired reading, to ascertain whether paired reading influences the relationship between the parent and the child with reading problems. This study is qualitative and gains insight into the unique experiences of the parents and children during paired reading. The researcher aims to identify specific aspects of paired reading that could influence the parent-child relationship. The possibility that certain educational aspects from paired reading can be applied to daily parent-child interaction to improve the relationship, is also researched. The final conclusion is that the parent performs a key role in the application of paired reading: If the parent adheres accurately to the guidelines of the technique, the relationship between the parent and the child with a reading disability will improve. / Psychology of Education / M. Ed. (Voorligting)

Att besitta förmågan att kunna läsa är något som blir allt viktigare i dagens samhälle då vi hela tiden möts av text i olika sammanhang. Dock visar internationella undersökningar, såsom PIRLS, en negativ trend när det handlar om svenska elevers läsförmåga. Vi får en allt sämre förmåga att tolka texter och läsmotivationen verkar även den sjunka. Forskare talar om vikten av att eleverna ska känna en genuin motivation inför skolarbetet för att på bästa sätt kunna tillägna sig kunskapen vilket blir problematiskt för de elever som upplever läsning som något svårt och tungt. Denna systematiska litteraturstudie syftar till att lyfta fram olika forskares teorier angående motivationens betydelse när det handlar om läsning hos framför allt elever med lässvårigheter. Resultatet av föreliggande litteraturstudie visar att läraren, materialet och arbetssättet kan påverka en elevs motivation. Studien lyfter även fram olika arbetsmetoder som visat sig gynnsamma för elevers läsmotivation. Den slutsats man kan dra är att varje elev är unik och motiveras av olika saker. Med andra ord är en individanpassning av undervisningen ett måste för att varje elev ska få chansen att känna en äkta motivation gentemot skolarbetet. / <p>svenska</p>

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A problem which confronts education today, and which causes many children to be unsuccessful in academic achievement, is retarded reading.