mohammad reza moradi; Seyed mehran mirbod
Abstract
Aim: one type of learning disorder is Dyslexia which refers to the defect in the acquisition of a person's reading skills. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of training of jager's knowledge and metacognitive skill program on Improving Neuropsychological skills in Students ...
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Aim: one type of learning disorder is Dyslexia which refers to the defect in the acquisition of a person's reading skills. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of training of jager's knowledge and metacognitive skill program on Improving Neuropsychological skills in Students with Dyslexia. Method: this semi experimental study carried out with pre-test post-test design with control group. Accordingly, using the stratified random sampling method, from among dyslexic students of the fourth grade primary schools in Isfahan in 2018-2019, 30 students were selected regarding assigned inclusion criteria and then, and they were assigned randomly into experimental (15participants) and control(15 participants) groups. For data collection, the fourth edition of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for children (WISC-IV) and Connors Neuropsychological Scale were used. Data were analyzed using MANCONA and using SPSS software version 23. Findings: Data analysis showed that training of jager's knowledge and metacognitive skill program is effective in improving neuropsychological performance of dyslexic students (p<0.01).Conclusion: training of jager's knowledge and metacognitive skill program can be an effective therapeutic approach to improve the neuropsychological skills of dyslexic students.
