Effectiveness of group play therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques in reducing behavioral problems in children with reading disorder

This study investingated the effectiveness of cognitive-bihavioral play therapy, in reducing behavioral problems in children with reading disorder. The sample population includes all boys and girls of primary school in Gorgan students city from among them, 28 patients were randomly selected from the 14 subjects in the experimental group and 14 patients in the control group were placed by random assignment. Then, play therapy, group cognitive - behavioral techniques were apllied twice a week for 45 minutes - and experimental group received no group sessions. The data collection tools include: behavioral Rutter questionnaire problems (teacher from) that were conducted as pre-and post-test. The data were analyzed using analysis of covariance. Results showed that the play therapy training reduces behavioral problems in children with reading disorder.