Journal of Paramedical Sciences & Rehabilitation

Journal of Paramedical Sciences & Rehabilitation

Determining and Comparing Signs of Specific Reading Disability in Monolingual and ‎Bilingual Students

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Sh Habibzadeh
M Estaki
A Ghanbari Panah
Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
10.22038/jpsr.2024.76267.2575
Abstract
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the signs of reading learning disorder in bilingual and monolingual students.
Methods:
The research method was cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical). The study population included all bilingual and monolingual students in the third-grade elementary school students attending learning disorder centers in Tabriz and Tehran during the academic year 2019- 2020. Convenience sampling was used for selection of 50 individuals for each group. Data were collected through WISC-IV and reading test, then analyzed using multivariate of variance.
Results:
The results showed that the average scores of bilingual students in the sub-test of words reading (p<0.001), reading non-words, pseudo-words (p<0.001), calling pictures (p<0.001), categories fluency (p<0.001), and letters fluency (p=0.001) were significantly lower than the average scores of monolingual students. Additionally the results showed that the average scores of bilingual students in the sub-test of word chains (p<0.001) and elimination of sounds (p<0.001) were significantly higher than the average scores of monolingual students.
Conclusion:
In accordance to research findings, bilingual students had more problems in words reading, reading non-words, pseudo-words, calling pictures, categories fluency, and letters fluency compared to monolingual students.
Keywords
Reading disorder
Bilingual
Monolingual
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Journal of Paramedical Sciences & Rehabilitation
Volume 13, Issue 2
Summer 2024
Pages 42-50