Intervention on executive functioning in a case of ADHD: implications for phonological awareness and reading
Main Article Content
Vol. Extr., núm. 09 (2015) - XIII CIG-PP, XIII Congreso Internacional G-P de Psicopedagogía. Área 9: LENGUAJE, COMUNICACIÓN Y SUS ALTERACIONES, pages 048-052
Submitted: May 19, 2015
Accepted: Aug 15, 2015
Published: Nov 23, 2015
Abstract
The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood characterized mainly by a failure in executive functions. Often associated reading difficulties which could be attributed to failure in executive functions, being possible a relationship between them and poor performance in phonological awareness. The main objective of this study was to assess the effects of an intervention program focused on executive functioning over phonological awareness and reading in a 7 year old boy with ADHD.
Keywords:
ADHD, executive functions, working memory, processing speed, phonological awareness, reading skills TDAH, funciones ejecutivas, conciencia fonológica, habilidades lectoras
Downloads
Download data is not yet available.