2019 Volume 4 Issue 2
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The Reduction of An Auditory Central Processing Disorder in Children ‎with Dyslexia Using the Buffalo Model


Waleed Fathi Abdulkarim‎
Abstract

Background: The central auditory processing disorder has a relationship with the incidence of dyslexia. Therefore, according to ‎Buffalo's model, designing a number of training sessions in decoding, Tolerance-fading memory, auditory integration, auditory ‎organization, may help in decreasing this disorder.‎ Aims: This research seeks to prepare a training program to decrease the central auditory processing disorder, as well as to explore ‎its effectiveness in decreasing the central auditory processing disorder.‎ Methods: 32 childrens were identified as the final sample from 40 childrens in many schools in Rafha Province with an average age ‎of 6.6 using the standard and validated scales. The quasi-experimental method revealed that after applying 32 sessions.‎ Setting: A primary school in Rafha, Saudi Arabia.‎ Results: There were statistically significant differences between the pre- and post-tests in favor of the post-test, as well as the ‎continuity of the efficiency of the program after the follow-up term.‎ Conclusion: The Buffalo's model is helpful in decreasing the central auditory processing disorder‎‎.


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