The Effectiveness of Language Development Enhancement on Reading Disability of Primary Dyslexic Students in Kerman

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor in Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

2 M.A Student in Department ofEducational Sciences, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of strengthening language development skills on improving reading disability of dyslexic students in Kerman. The design of the quasi-experimental study was multi-group pretest-posttest with control group. The statistical population was dyslexic students in Kerman in the academic year 2018-19. These 30 people were randomly selected among participants who attended the counseling center. We placed them in an experimental group and a control group, then educational interventions to strengthen language development for experimental groups was performed in 12 sessions of 45 minutes. Pre and post-tests were performed in both groups. The results showed that language development enhancement methods had an effect on the phonology, decoding, word recognition, improving rhetoric and speech fluency, comprehension, handwriting and spelling, but it does not play a role in producing and reading letters. In general, the results indicate the effectiveness of language enhancement in dyslexic children and they can be used to improve their reading performance. 

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