Comparison of cognitive processing speed, problem solving / planning and behavioral / emotional organization in students with learning disabilities with reading characteristics and normal in Tabriz

The purpose of this study was to compare the cognitive processing speed, problem solving / planning, and behavioral/emotional organization in students with reading disorder with normal students. The method of this study was causal-comparative research. The statistical population of the study included all primary school pupils in Tabriz. The research sample consisted of 30 male students with reading disorders and 30 normal students from the third grade who were selected by the purposive sampling method. For data gathering, Connerchr('39')s neuropsychological test was used. Data were analyzed using MANOVA. The results showed that there was a significant difference between students with the reading disorder and normal students in problem-solving and cognitive processing (p<0/01), and there was no significant difference for the behavioral/emotional organization variable (p>0/01). Based on this, it can be concluded that students with the reading disorder in problem-solving / planning and cognitive processing are poorer than normal students, and intervention in these variables helps to improve reading disorders.