Effect of computer-based multisensory program on English reading skills of students with Dyslexia and reading difficulties

Abstract

The study evaluated the effectiveness of a computer-based Multi-Sensory Program (MSP) on English reading skills as a second language of fourth-grade students with reading difficulties and Dyslexia in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Pretest-Posttest experimental design was used in this study. The analysis showed that average pretest score in both the experimental and control groups was almost the same and the average post-test score was much higher in the experimental group as compared to the control group. Moreover, results also reveal statistically significant difference in the students’ mean scores between the experimental and control groups after the MSP intervention. The study has implications in the UAE and Arab countries and everywhere in the world for students who are learning English as a second language and facing reading difficulties. Besides, the modified MSP used in this study can be adopted and imitated to create a local version in the Arabic language in the Middle East and in other countries that are teaching Arabic as a second language.

Keywords:

• Computer-based multisensory program
• Dyslexia
• English as a Second Language

Data sharing

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Data citation

The datasets used and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.