Comparison of working memory in normal and dyslexia children in Semnan primary schools

authors:

avatar ali sadollahi 1 , avatar Maryam Mokhlesin 1 , * , avatar Marziyeh Maddah 2 , avatar Fatemeh Kasbi 1 , avatar Masomeh Salmani 1 , avatar Raheb Ghorbani ORCID 3

Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Research Center and Rehabilitation Faculty, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
Dep of speech and language pathology, faculty of Rehabilitation, Semnan University of Medical science, semnan, Iran
Research Center for Social Determinants of Health and Research Center of Phsyiology, Department of Community Medicine,Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
Koomesh: Vol.17, issue 2; e153902
published online: August 21, 2024
article type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/koomesh-153902

how to cite: sadollahi A, Mokhlesin M, Maddah M, Kasbi F, Salmani M, et al. Comparison of working memory in normal and dyslexia children in Semnan primary schools. koomesh. 2016;17(2):e153902. https://doi.org/10.5812/koomesh-153902.

Abstract

Introduction: Working memory is the capacity to store and control information for a short period of time. This memory is closely related to reading and other academic skills such as spelling, comprehension and mathematics. This study aimed to compare working memory in normal versus dyslexic children. Materials and methods: This was a descriptive-analytic study. Dyslexic group included 30 children randomly selected from the Learning Disability Center of Semnan Department of Education. The control group consisted of 60 primary school students without any academic failure and intellectual problems. Phonological working memories such as Word Recall, Digits Recall and Non-word Repetition were used for assessments. Results: The experimental and control groups were not different in two factors of age (P=0.880) and sex (P=0.552).  Control group scores in word recall, digits recall (forward), and non-word repetition tasks were highly dominated (P