The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training on Working Memory Capacity of Children with Dyslexia: A Case Study

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness training on working memory capacity of children with dyslexia in a case study with A-B design . The study sample comprised three fourth-grade girls with dyslexia who were randomly selected from the children referred to Shiraz counseling centers in the academic year 2020-2021. The research tools were Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (1986), and Pickering and Gathercole’s (2001) Working Memory Test. Mindfulness program was instructed in ten 90-minutes sessions. Paired t-test was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that mindfulness training program had a significant effect on improving the working memory capacity of children with dyslexia in three components: Central Executive, Phonological Loop and Visual Spatial Sketchpad. According to the findings, it is suggested that teachers and therapists use mindfulness techniques as an independent method or complementary to other treatment methods to strengthen the working memory capacity of children with dyslexia.