Evaluation of Effectiveness of Lindamood Phonological Sequence Program on Sustained Attention of Students with Dyslexia

Abstract

The aim of the current research was Evaluation of effectiveness of Lindamood phonological sequence program on sustained attention of students with dyslexia. The method of research was semi experimental. In order to conduct this study, 30 students with dyslexia who referred to the Center for Learning Disabilities in Larestan were selected by convenience sampling method and were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Then, IVA-2 test (2018) was performed as a pre-test for both groups. Lindamood phonological sequence program was also presented to the experimental group for 16 sessions of intensive intervention. Immediately after the training, the mentioned test was performed as a post-test of both groups and one month after the post-test, a follow-up period was performed for both groups. Data was analyzed by one way analysis of the variance with mixed design. The results showed that there was a significant difference in sustained attention between the two groups, so that the experimental group performed better in post-test and follow-up. Overall, the results indicate that the Lindamood phonological sequence program has improved sustained attention in students with dyslexia.

Keywords

• dyslexia
• lindamood phonological sequence program
• sustained attention