Kyrkmon School tried VR training - students read better after six weeks

Kyrkmons skola testade VR-träning – elever läste bättre efter sex veckor

Many students struggle with reading comprehension and concentration. At Kyrkmon School in Njurunda, they wanted to find a new way to help students who are weak readers.

– It's faster, says student Rasmus Röding.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, together with a VR company, have developed a method where users train 15 minutes per day, 4 days per week for 12 weeks. In this way, students train their brain's control of the eyes and improve their so-called binocular vision.

– I saw a program about this and asked the assistant principal if we could test it on our students to improve reading ability, says Anna Frölander, special education teacher at Kyrkmon School.

Watching educational programs

During the training session, students do personally adapted exercises while watching educational programs. After six weeks of training, the students who tested the technology significantly improved their reading ability.

– It flows better now. Before, it was more like you needed to sound out words a bit more and take a bit longer, says Nova Hallgren, one of the students at the school.

 

Photo: Ylva Holmgren/SVT

Link to report: https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasternorrland/kyrkmons-skola-testade-vr-traning-elever-laste-battre-efter-sex-veckor
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