Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Integrated Educational Protocol Including Self-Compassion, Parenting, and Cognitive Promoting (PSCP) on Reading Component in Children with Dyslexia

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the integrated educational protocol (PCSP) and its literacy components in dyslexic children. In this fundamental research, 32 dyslexic boys from second to fourth grades who were enrolled in special schools in Tehran during the academic year 2021-2022 were selected using targeted sampling and assigned to experimental and control groups. The quasi-experimental method was employed to conduct the study. The experimental group was subsequently instructed in the Parenting, Cognitive Training, Self-compassion, Integrated Educational (Parenting, Cognitive promotion, Self-compassion) Protocol (PSCP), which included special parenting training, self-compassion training designed specifically for these children and cognitive promotion using Sina software. This training was conducted concurrently with the regular teacher training, while the control group received only direct teacher training. The Nama reading test was employed as a pre-test and post-test to evaluate the reading components of these students in both groups. Next, the mixed factor variance measurements were analyzed in SPSS-21 software to analyze the data extracted from the research. The results of this research indicated that the PCSP multifaceted intervention program had a significant effect on literacy components, and this effect remained consistent during the three-month follow-up. Therefore, it was determined that this Protocol has the potential to enhance the literacy abilities of dyslexic children. It is recommended that this intervention program be implemented in conjunction with the standard training of educators. The results can be attributed to the neuroplasticity of the human brain hypothesis, Vygotsky’s and Piaget's theory, Barclay's model of executive functions, and the self-compassion approach.