Research References



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“Autism Affects the Entire Brain”.  Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists Vol. 16, No. 50, 2006, pp. 14.

Cady (Dr)., Roger K, & Shealy (Dr). Norman  "Neurochemical Responses to Cranial Electrical Stimulation and Photo-Stimulation via Brain Wave Synchronization." Study performed by the Shealy Institute of Comprehensive Health Care, Springfield, Missouri, 1990, 11 pp.

Madell, Jane R. “Auditory Integration Training: One Clinician's View”.  Long Island College Hospital and State University of New York, Brooklyn.  Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1999, 30, 371-377.

Maycumber, Evelyn, M.  Reading Plus Research Study at Bradford Middle School in Starke, Florida, 2003-2004.  Unpublished study conducted by North East Florida Educational Consortium’s Foundation for Rural Excellence (NEFEC) and Educational Learning Systems, Inc.  Cited by Florida Center for Reading Research in review of Reading Plus, January, 2006.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, (2000).  Report of the National Reading Panel.  “Teaching Children to Read:  An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and its Implications for Reading Instruction.”  Report of the Sub-Group (MIH Publication No. 00-4754).  Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
Ottenbacher, K , Short, MA & Watson, PJ . (1981). “The effects of a clinically applied program of vestibular stimulation on the neuromotor performance of children with severe developmental disability.”  Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 1(3), 1-11.

Rimland, Bernard and Edelson, Stephen M. “The Effects of Auditory Integration Training in Autism”.  Autism Research Institute, San Diego, California American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1994, 5, 16-24.

Schlange, D., Patel, H., & Caden, B.  “Evaluation of the Reading Plus 2000 and Visagraph System as a Remedial Program for academically ‘at risk’ Sixth and Eighth Grade Students:  A Pilot Study.”  Optometry and Vision Science 76, poster 11, 1999.

Shealy (Dr), Norman & Cox (Dr), Richard  “Pain Reduction and Relaxation with Brain Wave Synchronization (Photo-Stimulation).”   Study performed by the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, Springfield, Missouri, 1990, 9pp.

Solan, Harold A.  “Visual and Auditory Processing in Reading Disability: 
A Matter of Cognitive Dissonance.”  Journal of Optometric Vision Development 35; Spring 2004, pp. 16-21.

Solan, H. A., Larson, S., Shelley-Tremblay, J., Ficcara, A., & Silverman, M. “Role of Visual Attention in Cognitive Control of Oculomotor Readiness in Students with Reading Disabilities. “ Journal of Learning Disabilities 34, 2001, pp. 107-118.

Stevens, David A. “Leveraging Technology to Improve Test Scores:  A Case Study of Low-Income Hispanic Students.”  Presented at the International Conference on Learning with Technology, March 8, 2000.

Tran, Kim, Cui Yu (Daniel), Okumura, Tomohito, & Laukkanen, Hannu.  “Effectiveness of an On-line computerized Eye Movement Training Program to Improve Oculomotor Control in Adult Readers:  A Pilot Study.”  Journal of Behavioral Optometry 15; No. 5, 2004, pp. 115-121.

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