4. Allocation of studies to different subgroups (categories).
Subgroups | Barker 1995 | Blythe 2006 | Chen 2014 | Ford 2009 | Hurford 1994 | Hurry 2007 | Levy 1997 | Levy 1999 | Lovett 1990 | Lovett 2000 | McArthur 2015a | McArthur 2015b | Savage 2003 | Savage 2005 | |
Training type |
Phonics only | X | — | — | — | — | — | X | X | — | — | X | X | — | — |
Phonics + phoneme awareness | — | X | — | X | X | X | — | — | — | X | — | — | X | X | |
Phonics + sight words | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | |
Training intensity |
< 2 hours/week | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | — | — | X | X |
≥ 2 hours/week | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | X | X | X | — | — | |
Training duration |
< 3 months | X | X | X | X | — | — | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
≥ 3 months | — | — | — | — | X | X | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Training group size |
1 | — | X | — | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | X | X | — | — |
≤ 5 | X | — | X | — | — | — | — | — | X | X | — | — | X | X | |
Training administrator |
Human | — | — | X | — | — | X | X | X | X | X | — | — | X | X |
Computer | X | X | — | X | X | — | — | — | — | — | X | X | — | — |