setareh shojaee; ghorban hemmati
Abstract
This study was aimed to examine the effectiveness of linguistic plays program on reading performance of male students with dyslexia. The study conducted under the experimental method with pre- and post-test along with the control group. The sample of the study included 30 subjects (15 for experimental ...
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This study was aimed to examine the effectiveness of linguistic plays program on reading performance of male students with dyslexia. The study conducted under the experimental method with pre- and post-test along with the control group. The sample of the study included 30 subjects (15 for experimental group and 15 for control group), were selected by purposive sampling Method, among 8 to 12 age elementary students in Rodaki Learning Disorders Center. Subjects randomly assigned in experimental and control groups. Reading Distinction Test of Shirazi and Nilipour were used as a tool of data collection in before and after intervention. Experimental group sequentially received 16 sessions of linguistic plays program in 8 week. The data were analyzed by using of multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). The results showed that the linguistic play program have a significant effect on reading performance (reading comprehension skills, reading speed and reading accuracy skills) of male students with dyslexia (P<.0001). Therefore, we can use of linguistic plays program for improving the reading performance of students with dyslexia.