Coping Successfully with Dyslexia: An Initial Study of an Inclusive School-Based Resilience Program

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23526752

Dyslexia. 2013 Mar 21. doi: 10.1002/dys.1453. [Epub ahead of print]

Coping Successfully with Dyslexia: An Initial Study of an Inclusive School-Based Resilience Programme.

Firth N, Frydenberg E, Steeg C, Bond L.

Source

Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Australia.

Abstract

A dyslexia coping programme entitled Success and Dyslexia was implemented in two primary schools within a whole-class coping programme and whole-school dyslexia professional development context. One hundred and two year 6 students, 23 of whom had dyslexia, undertook surveys pretest, post-test and at 1-year follow-up. Effectiveness of the coping programme and maintenance of effects for the students after transition to secondary school were investigated. Inclusion of contrast group data in the follow-up year suggested significant positive changes at first and second follow-ups in locus of control and nonproductive coping may also be associated with increase in age. Most trends were in the expected direction, especially for students with dyslexia. At follow-up, students with dyslexia reported similar perceived control and adaptive coping to students without dyslexia rather than a decrease in these areas as is usually the case. A larger sample and an ongoing control group are needed to confirm these results.