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Publication Date: 2019-Feb
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Effectiveness of a Program Based on a Multi-Sensory Strategy in Developing Visual Perception of Primary School Learners with Learning Disabilities: A Contextual Study of Arabic Learners
Alenizi, Mogbel Aid K.
International Journal of Educational Psychology, v8 n1 p72-104 Feb 2019
The current study aims to assess the effectiveness of a program based on a multi-sensory strategy in developing of visual perception for primary school learners with learning disabilities. The study employed the quasi-experimental method on the experimental group of learners. A training program based on multi-sensory strategy was employed on a group of third and fourth graders (n = 30) who were exposed to draw upon their sensorimotor memories and familiarities to recognize the mentally stimulating texts. The other group of 30 learners i.e. the control group was exposed to the regular reading comprehension instructions. Pre-to-post test differences were examined in terms of the learners' visual perception to evaluate the teaching's effectiveness. The results illustrates that there is a difference in the level of visual perception skills of the learners of both groups. And the differences were in favor of multi-sensory strategy. The findings of this study suggest that it is constructive for learners to connect their sensorimotor experiences to the text/or the reading materials they are exposed to.
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Semitic Languages, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Multisensory Learning, Visual Perception, Instructional Effectiveness, Grade 3, Grade 4, Pretests Posttests, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Skill Development, Psychomotor Skills, Reading Materials, Special Education, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness
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Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
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