dyslexia. Dyslexia and alexia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: The first intervention group: a group that receives computerized cognitive rehabilitation using Captain's Log cognitive software for 10 sessions, 2 sessions a week. A pre-test is taken
Sponsors
Islamic Azad University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
8 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: IQ of 90 to 115 based on the results of the Wechsler IQ test recorded in the student's file Having a specific learning disability in reading Not having a physical disability Not suffering from neurodevelopmental disorders or coexisting psychological disorders such as hyperactivity, autism, etc. (based on the review of the consultation file) Not using any computerized cognitive rehabilitation interventions in the past year Dyslexic students from 8 to 12 years old
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: having a physical disability suffering from neurodevelopmental disorders or coexisting psychological disorders such as hyperactivity, autism, etc. (based on the review of the consultation file) using any computerized cognitive rehabilitation interventions in the past year
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dyslexia: Dyslexia is an impairment of one or more basic psychological processes involved in the understanding or use of language—spoken or written—and may manifest as an incomplete ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, pronounce, or perform mathematical calculations. Timepoint: For 5 weeks, there will be two intervention sessions per week, and after the end of the interventions, a post-test will be taken and a follow-up test will be taken after one month. For the control group, pre-test, post-test, and follow-up are taken simultaneously with the intervention group. Method of measurement: The reading and dyslexia test prepared by Koromi et al. (2014) aims to assess the reading ability of normal students in elementary school with bilingual and monolingual characteristics and to identify children with reading and dyslexia problems. This test includes 10 sub-tests, after the implementation of the sub-tests, by referring to the answer sheet, the correct answers of the examinees in each specific sub-test and the raw score are calculated, and then the equivalent of the raw scores based on the leveled score table provided for each grade separately. It is calculated and the subject's profile is drawn in the reading test. The mean of this test is 100 and its standard deviation is 15. Students who perform 2 standard deviations below the mean on this test are selected as students with reading difficulties.;Executive functions: executive functions are high-level cognitive processes that include planning, initiation, change of situation, behavioral monitoring and inhibition, and concentration and problem-solving. Timepoint: For 5 weeks, there will be two intervention sessions per week, and after the end of the interventions, a post-test will be taken and a follow-up test will be taken after one month. For the control group, pre-test, post-test, and follow-up are taken simultaneously with the intervention group. Method of measurement: The executive function behavior ratin | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMina Shamshiri Bandkohal
Islamic Azad University
Outcome results
None listed