The effectiveness of training attention based on fletcher's program on the reading performance of female student with dyslexia

The purpose of the present research is to investigate the effectiveness of attention training based on Fletcher’s program on the reading performance of students with dyslexia. The study is an experimental one. Thirty students were selected through multi-stage clustering random sampling and were randomly divided into an experiment group and a control group (15 in the experiment group and 15 in the control group). To gather data، from the clinical interview، the list of symptoms of dyslexia، the third-grade reading test and the Raven progressive intelligence test were used. The attention training was presented in 12 sessions. The result of the analysis of covariance revealed that training attention significantly increases reading performance of student with dyslexia. The results indicated that، beside other intervention types، training attention can be used to improve reading problem in students with dyslexia.