EVALUATION OF PREVALENCE AND DIVERSITY OF LEARNING DISORDERS AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RASHT CITY

Abstract

The purpose of this study is achieved to amount prevalence and diversity of learning disorders among elementary School Students in Rasht City. The method of research is Causal -Comparison and after event. Statistical society of present study is constitute 56,292 people from the first to fifth grade students studying in rural and urban schools in Iran(Rasht) that among them nearly 5362 people was selected by using multistage cluster sampling method .and by using checklist of children characteristics with dyslexia reading, dyslexia writing and dyslexia in the accounts, which were given to teachers, along with assess students' performance in office of classroom activities was attempted to identify children suffering to insufficiency special to learning .In the second phase were randomly selected 30 students suffering from learning disorders, and 30 normal students of the same classes . Both groups have responded to Wechsler
intelligence tests for children visual memory test of Andre Rey. Educational level of mothers was also investigation and comparison in both groups. Also a data collection method was individually and in place of education of students and was performed by a specialist examiner. Results showed that 6/5 % students of elementary schools in Rasht city are suffering from insufficiency special in learning. Prevalence disorders in boys more than girls and in fourth and fifth grade is higher than the other grade. Learning disorders in rural is more than urban and in first and second grade reading and writing disorder and mathematics disorder in the fourth and fifth grades, prevalent is higher. Student with Disorder have weaker Memory than normal students.