ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to investigate whether auditory processing difficulties are present in children with reading and writing problems and with which educational treatment programs the child's auditory functioning can be improved. A total of 30 children with an average age of 84 months, including Control 1, Control 2 and Experimental groups were included in the study. Gazi Reading and Writing Education Program (GRWEP) was prepared as an auditory processing education program to overcome reading and writing difficulty and was applied to the Experimental group for 12 weeks. Results were retrospectively compared between the groups. Experimental group showed that the reading and writing skills were significantly higher. The findings obtained were compared with auditory processing tests. Auditory processing disorder was found to affect the awareness of the speech sounds of spelling and learning to read. As a result of the study, it has been seen that the GRWEP method is effective in the educational treatment of children with reading and writing difficulties.
KEYWORDS: Auditory processing difficulty, phonological skills, reading difficulty, writing difficulty, teaching
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