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A rehabilitation programme to increase reading performance in adults with a vision impairment
A rehabilitation programme to increase reading performance in adults with a vision impairment

Author(s): Petra Bendová, Ivan Růžička, Kamila Růžičková
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie

Summary/Abstract: This research attempted to establish the content validity of an experimental rehabilitation programme which was carried out in order to show an increase in reading performance – theReading Performance Vision Rehabilitation Programme(or the RPVRP). The programme was tested on adults with low vision (severe and profound) in the Czech Republic. The following methods of experimental testing were used: reading speed, number of mistakes, and the ability to use obtained information (pretest, posttest No. 1, posttest No. 2) for evaluating the level of increase in reading skills. Results: Our findings confirm that the experimentalReading Performance Vision Rehabilitation Programmesignificantly influenced the effectivity of using vision potential and increased reading performance in the investigated cases.

  • Issue Year: V/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 18-27
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English