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Correlation Between Language skills and social skills in children whit dyslexia
Chiman Saeedi
Ch.saeedi@yahoo.com
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Seyed Mohsen Hojatkhah
Mohsen.hojatkhah@gmail.com
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Asih moradi
Asieh.moradi@razi.ac.ir
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Objective: Language acquisition is one of the most important components of development, and social interaction plays a fundamental role in this process. Results of research in this field demonstrate that there is a strong relationship between language skills and social skills. The aim of this research was to examine the relationship between language skills and social skills in children with dyslexia. Method: The sample in this descriptive-correlational study included 60 children diagnosed with dyslexia selected by convenience sampling from learning disorder centers in Sanandaj, Iran. The instruments included the Test of Language Development (TOLD-P:3) and the Social Skills Questionnaire - Parent Form (SSRS). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The results indicated that there is a significant correlation between language skills and social skills in children with dyslexia. Conclusion: These results highlight the interaction between language skills and social skills in the process of development. Through appropriate educational programs, it is possible to promote the level of these skills in children, especially those with dyslexia.
http://joec.ir/article-1-276-en.pdf
Language skills
Social skills
Dyslexia
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Diagnostic Validity of the New Version of the Tehran-Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale in Students with ADHD
Kambiz Kamkari
kambizkamkary@gmail.com
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Objective: This research aimed to examine the diagnostic validity of the new version of the Tehran-Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale in students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: In this research, 123 students with ADHD were selected from the counseling centers of Tehran affiliated with the Ministry of Education, private clinics (with permission of the Psychological Organization or the State Welfare Organization of Iran), and Hajar Hospital. The validity coefficients were evaluated using Cronbach's alpha, spilt-half, and test-retest methods, and the measurement error was obtained. The instrument was the new version of the Tehran-Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale. Also, the focus axis was used in order to examine the diagnostic value, and the sensitivity coefficient was calculated to interpret the diagnostic validity. Results: The findings of the psychometric analysis indicated that the instrument has optimal validity for students with ADHD. Conclusion: This instrument can be used as a valid tool for the screening, diagnosis, and identification of ADHD.
http://joec.ir/article-1-833-en.pdf
Diagnostic validity
validity
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
new version of Tehran-Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
exceptional measurement
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The Effectiveness of Stress Inoculation Training on the Social Competency of Individuals with Cerebral Palsy
ashorihh@gmail.com
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jalili.abkenar@gmail.com
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Objective: The purpose of the present research was to investigate the effectiveness of the stress inoculation training on the social competency of individuals with cerebral palsy in Tehran, Iran. Method: The present research was a controlled quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design. The population consisted of adolescents with cerebral palsy aged 16-18 years in Tehran. Thirty subjects belonging to families with a middle socio-economic status were selected by convenience sampling of Sorush school and randomly divided into two groups (experimental and control), each consisting of 15 adolescents. The experimental group received the stress inoculation training in 10 sessions, while the control group received no treatment. The instrument in this study was the Social Competency Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) in SPSS 22. Results: The results revealed that there was a significant increase in the mean social competency scores of the experimental group post-intervention in comparison with the control group (p<0.001). Conclusion: The stress inoculation training led to improvements in the social competency of individuals with cerebral palsy. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to variables such as social competency and plan for the provision of stress inoculation training.
http://joec.ir/article-1-711-en.pdf
Mental immunization
Social competency
Cerebral palsy
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The Role of Response Inhibition in Prediction of Symptoms Behavioral Disorders of children with intellectual disability Educable of Primary School With Mediated Parenting Styles
mehran soleymani
msoleymani21@yahoo.com
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rahim yusefi
r.yousefi1386@gmail.com
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ali akbar taheri
ataheri13@yahoo.com
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of response inhibition in prediction of symptoms of behavioral disorders in educable children with intellectual disability at primary school with the mediating role of parenting styles. Method: This study was applied and correlational. In this research, 150 educable students with intellectual disability were selected using purposive sampling from the schools of Tabriz, Iran. Then, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Baumrind's Parenting Style Questionnaire were completed by parents, and the go/no-go neuropsychological test of risk-taking was taken by the subjects using a computer. The data were analyzed by structura equation modeling with a partial least squares (PLS) approach. Results: The results that there is a negative and significant relationship between response inhibition and symptoms of behavioral disorders, and also between the authoritative parenting style and the symptoms of behavioral disorders (P<0.001) Moreover, most parents had an authoritative parenting style (79.1%). In addition, the results of PLS structural equation modeling revealed that response inhibition and authoritative parenting style were able to predict the symptoms of behavioral disorders (P<0.001). Conclusion: It is suggested that new therapeutic interventions be designed to rehabilitate the response inhibition of children with intellectual disability, and educational sessions be held for parents about parenting style.
http://joec.ir/article-1-674-en.pdf
Response inhibition
behavioral disorders
intellectual disability
parenting styles
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Comparison of Pragmatic Skills of Cochlear Implant Users and their Hearing Peers
m_ghiasian@pnu.ac.ir
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m_ghiasian@pnu.ac.ir
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m_ghiasian@pnu.ac.ir
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Objective: This project aimed to compare the pragmatic skills of initiation and application of the context of situation across two groups of participants: cochlear implant users and their hearing peers. Pragmatics is the study of speakers' intended meanings and hearers' interpretations in the context of situation. In this research, communicative competence as an ability for properly using language in different social situations was studied. Method: This study was a cross-sectional and quantitative one in which two groups of participants were selected by snowball sampling. Each group comprised 15 Azari-Farsi bilinguals aged 5 to 8 years. Data collection instrument was the Farsi version of Bishop's Children's Communication Checklist, validated in Iran. Data were analyzed by t-test. Results: No significant difference was observed between groups in initiation, but the difference was significant in their use of context. Conclusion: Cochlear implant users perform poorer than their normally hearing peers in some pragmatic skills, but they perform much better than children with profound hearing loss.
http://joec.ir/article-1-776-en.pdf
Cochlear implant
pragmatic competence
initiation
context of situation
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Applicability of the Theory of PASS in Predicting the Mathematics Performance of Students with Specific Learning Disorders
Maryam samadi
samadi.m.1988@gmail.com
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Amir Ghamarani
Aghamarani@yahoo.com
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salar Faramazi
salarfaramarzi@yahoo.com
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Objective: Children with mathematics disorder not only have specific problems in mathematics, but mostly exhibit deficits in cognitive functioning as well. The purpose of this study was to investigate the applicability of the theory of PASS in predicting the mathematics performance of students with specific learning disorders (SLD) in Isfahan, Iran. Method: This research was descriptive and correlational. The sample comprised 36 students with SLD selected by multistage sampling. The research instrument was Iran Key Math Test, Raven's Progressive Matrices, a teacher-made mathematics test, and the Cognitive Assessment System, Second Edition. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis. Result: The results demonstrated that the performance of children with mathematics disorder is associated with an incomplete function in planning, attention, and successive and simultaneous processing. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that students' mathematics performance depends on PASS cognitive processes which can help specialists in identifying children at risk of this disorder.
http://joec.ir/article-1-690-en.pdf
Special learning disabilities
Theory of PASS
Students.
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The Effect of Cognitive Rehabilitation on Selective Attention and Executive Functions of Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Hamid Kamarzarin
hkamarzarin2002@yahoo.com
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Mohammad saeed Mardookhi
mardookhi_ms@yahoo.com
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Roholah Karimi
rohollahk81@gmail.com
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Objective: In this study, the effect of cognitive rehabilitation on the selective attention and executive functions of students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was examined. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design and a control group, in which 26 children with ADHD aged 7 to 13 years were selected using the convenience sampling method after diagnosis. Participants were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The instrument used was Pars Cognitive Rehabilitation Package for restoring attention and executive functions, the Stroop Test for evaluating selective attention, the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test for assessing executive functions, and Conners' Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scales (Parent and Teacher forms) for the diagnosis of ADHD. Cognitive restoration intervention was implemented in 10 1.5-hour sessions. The data were analyzed using MANCOVA in SPSS 22. Results: The results showed that cognitive rehabilitation intervention was effective on the selective attention and executive functions of students with ADHD (α=0.01 and α=0.05). Conclusion: Cognitive rehabilitation intervention can be used to improve the selective attention and executive functions of students with ADHD.
http://joec.ir/article-1-705-en.pdf
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity
executive functions
selective attention
cognitive rehabilitation
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The Effectiveness of Puppet Show on the Behavioral Disorders of Educable Male Students with Intellectual Disability
ghadampour.e@lu.ac.ir
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masepahvandi@yahoo.com
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beyranvand.z.68@gmail.com
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گروه روانشناسی، دانشگاه لرستان
Objective: The present research aimed to investigate the effect of puppet show on the behavioral disorders of educable male first-graders with intellectual disabilities in Khorramabad, Iran. Method: The method was quasi-experimental and the design was pretest-posttest with a control group. The study population consisted of all educable male first-graders with intellectual disability in the academic year 2014-2015 in Khorramabad. The sample was selected through simple multistage random sampling. First, District 1 was randomly selected out of the two educational districts of Khorramabad. Then, from the first-graders in special schools of this district, the sample was randomly selected and allocated to experimental (n=15) and control groups (n=15). The experimental group received intervention in the form of 12 30-minute sessions of puppet show. The instrument used in this study was Rutter's Behavior Scale (B2) for Children (Teacher's Scale). Results: Results of covariance analysis showed that the puppet show is effective on behavioral disorders in educable male students with intellectual disability (p<0.002) in the sub-components of aggression-hyperactivity (p<0.001), anxiety-depression (p<0.003), social conflict (p<0.001), antisocial behavior (p<0.001), and attention deficit disorder (p<0.001). Conclusion: It was concluded that the implementation of puppet show significantly reduces behavioral disorders in educable students with intellectual disability.
http://joec.ir/article-1-597-en.pdf
Puppet show
behavioral disorders
educable students with intellectual disability
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The Effectiveness of Group Mindfulness Training on the Psychological Well-being and Emotion Regulation and Resiliency of Primary -School Children with Intellectual Disability in in Isfahan
sara.aghababaei@ymail.com
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z_yalatif@yahoo.com
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sara.aghababaei@ymail.com
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Objective: The aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of group mindfulness training on the psychological well-being, emotion regulation, and resiliency of mothers of children with intellectual disability in Isfahan. Method: This was an applied quasi-experimental research with pre-test and post-test. The sample included 60 mothers of children with intellectual disability randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (20 mothers each). The experimental group received mindfulness training. Research tools consisted of the Resiliency Questionnaire, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire, and data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance. Results: Results indicated that mindfulness training has significant effects on the psychological well-being, emotion regulation, and resiliency of mothers of children with intellectual disability (p≤0.001). Conclusion: The findings of the study revealed that mindfulness training affects the psychological well-being, emotion regulation, and resiliency of mothers and can thus be used to enhance mothers' well-being and mental health.
http://joec.ir/article-1-703-en.pdf
Mindfulness
psychological well-being
emotion regulation
resiliency
mothers of children with intellectual disability
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The Effectiveness of Cognitive Rehabilitation Program Based on Prospective Memory on the Behavioral Problems and Executive Functions of Attention in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
hadis musazadeh
hadismusazadeh@yahoo.com
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Ali Akbar Arjmandnia
Arjmandna@yahoo.com
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Gholam Ali Afrooz
Afroz@yahoo.com
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Bagher Ghobari-Bonab
Bonab@yahoo.com
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Objective: The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation program based on prospective memory on the behavioral problems and executive functions of attention in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods: The present research was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test post-test design and a control group. The participants were 32 girls with ADHD selected from schools in Kermanshah, Iran using convenience sampling. Participants were divided into experimental and control groups (16 each). The experimental group received 18 sessions of cognitive rehabilitation program based on prospective memory, while the control group did not. The instruments were Rutter's Children's Behavior Questionnaire and the Stroop Color and Word Test. Data were analyzed by MANCOVA. Results: The results showed that the cognitive rehabilitation program based on prospective memory had a significant effect on the behavioral problems and executive functions of attention in the participants (p≤0.0001). Conclusion: According to the findings, the cognitive rehabilitation program based on prospective memory improved the behavioral problems and executive functions of attention in children with ADHD. Thus, this program can be implemented to improve these problems in the target group, and planning is essential for its implementation.
http://joec.ir/article-1-844-en.pdf
The Effectiveness of Cognitive Rehabilitation Program Based on Prospective Memory on the Behavioral Problems and Executive Functions of Attention in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder