Intensive multimodal remediation program for dyslexic readers aged between 8 to 13 years ; Programme de remédiation intensive chez des lecteurs dyslexiques de 8 à 13 ans

International audience ; Rehabilitation studies in developmental dyslexia (DD) are generally based on the single-cause hypothesis of alterations either in phonological processing, visuo-attentional processing or cross-modal integration. However, many studies have shown that the cause of DD is multifactorial and that most dyslexic readers (DR) have underlying cognitive deficits in multiple areas. The originality of this intervention is to propose a rehabilitation program simultaneously addressing phonological, visual-attentional and cross-modal integration using a systematic, individualized and intensive training during 6 months. This multicentre, randomized, cross-over longitudinal study was conducted in three phases with 59 DR aged 8 to 13 years. In the first phase, the DR received weekly speech therapy consultations without intensive trainingfor two months. In the second phase, the DR were randomized into two groups and received, in addition to their weekly follow-up, three types of intensive computer-based interventions, for two months each. The order of the two initial interventions (phonological and visuo-attentional) is counterbalanced between the two groups, followed by an intermodalintervention. In the third phase, the intensive interventions were stopped and the weekly consultations were maintained for two months. Preliminary results confirm that an intensive multimodal intervention has significant positive effects on reading skills and that these effects are maintained after the intervention is stopped. This multimodal remediation program may represent an effective evidence-based therapeutic response in the treatment of DD. ; Les études menées pour valider des méthodes de remédiation de la dyslexie développementale (DD) sont généralement fondées sur l'hypothèse d'une cause unique liée à des altérations soit du traitement phonologique, soit du traitement visuo-attentionnel, soit de l'intégration intermodalitaire. Or, de nombreuses études montrent que la cause de la DD est multifactorielle et que la ...