Comparing school environmental enrichment among ordinary children and children with learning disabilities (9-12 years old)

Learning disorders impose heavy burdens on the child, family, and community. Comparing and recognizing effective reading components in the school environment of ordinary children and children with learning disabilities can help to improve the environments of children. The aim of this study was to compare these factors in normal and dyslexic children with age range of 9-12 year in Tehran. The present study was conducted in a causal-comparative study including 50 students with learning disabilities and 102 normal students in Tehran elementary schools in the academic year 2016-2017. In this study, the School literacy environment questionnaire and Nama test were used. The socio-economic class was also a control variable.  Data analysis was performed using covariance analysis. Differences in the environmental enrichment component of school in two groups of normal and dyslexic were significant with 95% confidence. According to the research findings, school enrichment plays an important role in preventing the emergence and progression of learning disabilities, and it is necessary to pay attention to this issue in the context of children's development.