The Effectiveness of Computational Saccadic Eye Movement Training on Improvement of Reading Skills in Dyslexic Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Dyslexia with a prevalence of ۴-۹% is one of the most common neurological-developmental disorders that continues throughout a person's life and interferes with his academic and professional success. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of saccadic eye movement training on the improvement of reading skills in dyslexic children. For this purpose, the sample group included ۲۸ children with dyslexia who were randomly selected after screening, include scoring less than ۷۱ in APRA test and psychiatrist diagnosis. Sample group was divided into two groups of ۱۴ children. The criteria for entering the research sample were the presence of normal vision and hearing, not suffering from mental retardation and ADHD. The experimental groupe were subjected to ۱۲ sessions (in ۴ weeks) intervention with saccadic eye movement training and control group receive no intervention. The results of the MANCOVA statistical test showed that saccadic eye movement training significantly improves APRA in children with dyslexia. These results show that the use of computational saccadic eye movement training can be useful for improving reading skills of children with dyslexia.