Comparison of the effect of neuropsychological therapy, rhythmic movements and cognitive empowerment on reading in students with special learning disabilities

Specific learning disorder is a disorder that affects the ability to understand, or use written language, to perform mathematical calculations, to coordinate movements, or to pay direct attention. Various educational and therapeutic methods used to treat and improve specific learning disabilities; Sometimes it has shown good effectiveness and, in some cases, it has not been effective enough or the results have been contradictory. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of psychological neurotherapy, rhythmic movements and cognitive empowerment on students' reading improvement with special learning disabilities.

The research method was quasi-experimental and the pretest-posttest design was with a control group. Statistical population of elementary school female students with special learning disabilities with difficulty reading Torbat Jam in the academic year of 2018-2019, 48 people were purposefully selected and randomly substituted in three experimental groups and one control group (12 people in each group). The dyslexia questionnaire of Karami Nouri et al. was used.:

Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance and the results showed: The effect of psychological neuropathy treatment on reading disorders in students with special learning disabilities with more difficulty reading than rhythmic movements and cognitive empowerment.

The conclusion is that neuropsychological treatment has a greater effect on improving the reading of students with special learning disabilities than the other two therapies. And the education of these students to be effective.