Effectiveness of Davis training method on improving reading skills, planning and organizing s in students with Learning Disabilities

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Ph.D. student in General Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran

2 Associate professor of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran

3 .Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran

4 Assistant professor of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Davis training method on improving reading, planning and organizing skills of students with learning disabilities. The research method was semi-experimental with pretest- posttest design and a control group. The statistical population consisted of 400 children (170 girls and 230 boys) with learning disabilities in learning centers 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Kermanshah City in the academic year 2018-2019. A sample of 30 of these students was selected by simple random sampling and randomly assigned to two experiment groups (8 boys and 7 girls) and a control group (7 boys and 8 girls). At first, the Colorado Learning Difficulties Questionnaire (CLDQ) by Willcutt et al. (2011) was completed by parents of both groups and then they did the Tower of London (ToL) test (Shalice, 1982). The experiment group then participated in Davis training sessions. The control group did not receive the training. Then the questionnaires were completed again by both parents for both groups and the two groups participated in the London Tower Test. The data were analyzed by using statistical test of covariance analysis. The results showed that average scores of reading, planning and organizing skills in the post- test in experiment group were significantly increased in comparison to control group. Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that Davis training method improves reading skills and with identifying problems related to dyslexia, increases planning and organizing ability with focusing on thought processes.

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Empowering Exceptional Children
Volume 10, Issue 3
January 2020
Pages 45-54

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  • Receive Date: 06 July 2019
  • Revise Date: 02 October 2019
  • Accept Date: 09 December 2019

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