Table 3.
Dosage and other treatment parameters for participants who received less intensive training and no booster phase (LRT1 protocol) and those who received more intensive training and a booster phase (LRT2 protocol).
| Protocol | Treatment targets | Dose (teaching episodes per session) | Dose form | Criterion for advancement to new set of items | Session duration/frequency | Homework | Phase 1 intervention duration (varied by participant) | Booster phase (Phase 2) | Average total hours of intervention (varied by participant; Phase 1 + 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRT1 (n = 10) | 4 sets of 5 words = 20 | Approximately one trial a per word per session (5 words total) | Lexical retrieval cascade | 80% correct on current set | One 1-hr session per week | CART: approximately 15 min per day = 1.75 hr/week | M = 4.7 sessions/weeks | None | Phase 1: M = 4.7 hr + 8.2 hr homework Phase 2: N/A |
| LRT2 (n = 8) | 8 sets of 5 words = 40 | Approximately one trial per word per session (5 words total) | Lexical retrieval cascade | 100% correct on current set | Two 1-hr sessions per week | CART: Approximately 15 min per day = 1.75 hr/week | M = 11.4 sessions over 5.6 weeks | At 3 months post-treatment: 2 hr/week for 4 weeks = 8 hr | Phase 1: M = 11.4 hr of treatment + 9.8 hr homework Phase 2: M = 8 hr of treatment + 7 hr homework |
Note. LRT = Lexical Retrieval Training; CART = Copy and Recall Treatment; N/A = not applicable.
Note that one trial involves completion of the full hierarchy described in Table 2, which provides multiple opportunities to produce/rehearse the target word form.