Outcomes
PATHOLOGY
Pre-tests (T1) commenced in September 2015, three to six weeks after the start of the new school term, followed by a 7-week playing phase in October and November 2015, with post-testing (T2) being conducted in November and December 2015. Both behavioural assessments took place on site at schools during school hours. Testing took up to 1 h per session and was administered by undergraduate and graduate students in speech-language pathology or linguistics under the supervision of trained clinicians. Whilst the intervention groups completed the game-based assessments during the first and last playing session, the passive controls did so at some point during September or October (T1) and November or December (T2). The following outcomes were evaluated in a response to intervention paradigm with respect to the intervention efficacy of GraphoGame‑NL from baseline to eight weeks follow up: reading fluency, phonological awareness, and letter-sound association.