The Effect of Online Teaching of a Combined Educational Model (direct and phonological awareness) on Improving the Fluent Reading of Students with Reading Learning Disabilities

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of combining education with the help of video training through WhatsApp to improve the fluent reading of students with learning disabilities. For this purpose, 3 boys from the primary school in Marivan who were referred to the Learning Disabilities Center by the schools were diagnosed as dyslexic using the Wechsler test and Fallahchai dyslexia test (1374) and selected by the available sampling method. They were trained through WhatsApp in a one-test method and multi-baseline design using different people in 30 sessions of 35 minutes. In order to collect information, the graph analysis method and effect size index were used. Findings showed that the use of a combined method with the use of online education (WhatsApp) is effective in improving the fluent reading of these students. Conclusion: The increasing use of online education and technologies such as mobile phones and their applications in improving the quality of treatment for learning disabilities can provide effective assistance to these students.

Keywords

• fluent reading
• dyslexia
• online education
• combined educational model
• whatsapp technology