Development and effectiveness of a screening measure and a computerized cognitive remediation program for children with reading and arithmetic difficulties

Development and effectiveness of a screening measure and a computerized cognitive remediation program for children with reading and arithmetic difficulties

Psychology

Reading and arithmetic skills are considered as the foundation skills necessary for educational and vocational success. Research has outlined the important role of specific cognitive functions for efficient reading, comprehension of text and arithmetic processes. Learning difficulties have been shown to have a tremendous impact on later life, both in academics and social relationships. It therefore becomes imperative that we identify, as early as possible, children ‘at risk’ for learning difficulties and attempt to assess the relevant cognitive skills and plan and execute intervention programs to improve the efficacy of these cognitive skills. This present study has attempted to do this, keeping the Right to Intervention (RTI) model as the rationale and has focussed on designing an assessment tool along with a remediation program based on the cognitive viewpoint.

Vidyasagar, Nisha - PS1144203

CHRIST (Deemed to be University)

English

PhD