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Brain training improves reading comprehension in students.
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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that brain training improves reading comprehension in students?
Unclear. Several small studies report that specific interventions - mindfulness meditation, reading strategy instruction, reading acceleration, and executive-function training - improved reading comprehension in particular groups such as undergraduates, second-language learners, children with reading difficulties, and adults with brain injury. None of the retrieved items tests general 'brain training' in a general student population, so the evidence covers only narrower versions of the claim.
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Mindful Text Comprehension: Meditation Training Improves Reading Comprehension of Meditation Novices
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Lusnig, L., Hofmann, M. J., & Radach, R. (2023). Mindful Text Comprehension: Meditation Training Improves Reading Comprehension of Meditation Novices. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02079-7
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Evaluation of use of reading comprehension strategies to improve reading comprehension of adult college students with acquired brain injury. (2015). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2015.1007878
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Donna, W. (2012). Training the Mind's Eye: "Brain Movies" Support Comprehension and Recall. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1002/TRTR.01091
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Reading acceleration training changes brain circuitry in children with reading difficulties. (2014). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.281
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Ryu, K. (1997). Referential Strategy Training for Second Language Reading Comprehension of Japanese Texts.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ544526
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The use of noninvasive brain stimulation techniques to improve reading difficulties in dyslexia: A systematic review. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.25700
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B., C. K., R., M. T., & A., H. N. (2020). Concurrent and Longitudinal Contributions of a Brief Assessment of Reading-Specific Executive Function to Reading Comprehension in First and Second Grade Students. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12236
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Executive Functions Training Improves Language Abilities in Aphasia Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review. (2025). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm15030092
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