Document Type : Original Article
Authors
- . Akbar Azizifar
- . Majid Salamati 1
- . Fathola Mohamadian 2
- . Yousef Veisani 3
- . Fariba Cheraghi 3
- . Mostafa Alirahmi 4
- . Sehat Aibod 3
1 Department of Surgery, Emam Khomini Hospital, Ilam University of Medical Sciences
2 Department of Psychology, Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences
3 Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences
4 Department of Psychology , Mostafa Khomini Hospital, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IR, Iran
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Difficulty with reading fluency has been increasingly acknowledged as a significant
aspect of reading disabilities which is called dyslexia. To investigate this important issue, this
research aims to examine the impact of an intervention program on reading fluency of dyslexic
students.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The research is an experimental one. The population of the study
included all the second‑ and third‑grade male and female students in the city of Ilam, Iran, among whom
68 students were recognized to be dyslexic using a screening inventory reading test (IRT) developed
by Shafiei et al., in 2009, they were selected using purposeful sampling method. The students were
equally divided and assigned into a control and an experimental group. The experimental group
received the Barton intervention program for 10 weeks. The reading fluency test was administered
for the measurement of reading fluency in pre‑ and post‑tests. Data were analyzed using descriptive
statistics (mean and standard deviation) and paired t‑test.
RESULTS: The analysis of the finding through t‑test found a statistically significant difference between
the control and experimental groups after the intervention program at P < 0.01.
CONCLUSIONS: The results revealed that the students who received the intervention program of
the experimental group were improved in terms of their reading fluency.
Keywords
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