The Effectiveness of Integrative Approach, Fernald Multi-Sensory Technique on Decrease Reading Disability

AbstractProblem Statement: Learning disabilities, or learning disorders, are an umbrella term for a wide variety of learning problems that is not a problem with intelligence. The World Health Organisation defines learning disabilities as ‘a state of arrested or incomplete development of mind’. Reading disorder is a learning disorder that involves significant impairment of reading accuracy, speed, or comprehension to the extent that the impairment interferes with academic achievement or activities of daily life.Purpose of Study: Treatment approaches of reading disability vary from visual stimulation to special diets to enhanced reading instruction. The research purpose is comparing the effectiveness of an Integration approach with Fernald multi-sensory method For decrease Reading disabilities in elementary male students.Research Methods: In a quasi-experimental study, 30 students were chosen among 139 reading disability students who came to a treatment on LD Clinic in Arak city. They were evaluated with Reading Level Test and Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children and then randomly appointed to two groups: Integrative Approach treatment and Fernald Multi-Sensory. All groups improved their reading skills. They were treated for 12 sessions, then, they were evaluated with RLT and WIT. The data were analyzed using ANCOVA test.Findings: Research results showed that the Integration approach was more effective from Fernald method for reducing Reading disabilities in reading, understanding, Phonemics, and correct reading areas. Conclusions:Considering the role of Integrative treatment in LD students, we recommend that, psychologists should integrate general categories of developmental, corrective, and remedial techniques as integrated approach for reading disability