Fatimah Nosrati; Bagher Ghobari Bonab; Sara Sharifi
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of combining education with the help of video training through WhatsApp to improve the fluent reading of students with learning disabilities. For this purpose, 3 boys from the primary school in Marivan who were referred to the Learning Disabilities ...
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of combining education with the help of video training through WhatsApp to improve the fluent reading of students with learning disabilities. For this purpose, 3 boys from the primary school in Marivan who were referred to the Learning Disabilities Center by the schools were diagnosed as dyslexic using the Wechsler test and Fallahchai dyslexia test (1374) and selected by the available sampling method. They were trained through WhatsApp in a one-test method and multi-baseline design using different people in 30 sessions of 35 minutes. In order to collect information, the graph analysis method and effect size index were used. Findings showed that the use of a combined method with the use of online education (WhatsApp) is effective in improving the fluent reading of these students. Conclusion: The increasing use of online education and technologies such as mobile phones and their applications in improving the quality of treatment for learning disabilities can provide effective assistance to these students.
Mohaddeseh Shafipoor; Fatimah Nosrati; Bagher Ghobari Bonab
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of multimedia educational program based on social stories and Video modeling on using spoon and fork skill of intellectually disabled students. This research is a multi-lingual single-subject experimental design using different subjects. The research ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of multimedia educational program based on social stories and Video modeling on using spoon and fork skill of intellectually disabled students. This research is a multi-lingual single-subject experimental design using different subjects. The research design used in this study is a multiple baseline across participants single-subject experimental design with different subjects. The statistical population includes all first grade intellectually disabled students who were studying in Baghcheban elementary school in Minoodasht City in Golestan Province in 2018-2019 academic year. The subjects were 4 intellectually disabled students (2 girls and 2 boys) who have 50-70 IQ score and were selected with convenience sampling methods using AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale. A researcher-made questionnaire was developed to identify the demographic characteristics of subjects and WISC-IV was used to measure their intelligence. For evaluating the subjects' mastery of using spoon and fork skill a researcher-made checklist for using eating utensils based on AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale and the skill training manual for intellectually disabled children published by Iran's Special Education Organization was used. For analyzing the data, the graphing analysis method was used and after plotting the charts using R software, the effects of the independent variable on the dependent variable were analyzed through the analysis of the trends. Regarding the results, it seems that the multimedia educational program used in the present study was effective in intellectually disabled students’ learning to use spoon and fork and led to improve these skills in subjects.