The rapid naming of letters and objects and the extent to which they are predicted by Phonological memory of Students with Dyscalculia (Cross-cultural study)

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Professor of Clinical Psychology and Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, Faculty of Arts, Suez University

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The study sought to establish the relationship between the rapid naming of letters and objects and the Phonological memory, as well as the differences between males and females, and the extent to which they are predicted by Phonological memory of Students with Dyscalculia.
The comparative descriptive study was used. The core sample of the study consisted of 400 students with Dyscalculia from the primary school in Kuwait and Egypt, with about 200 Kuwaiti and 200 Egyptian students aged between 7 and 9 years, Phonological memory (acoustic memory), and the test of the rapid naming of letters and objects. The results are as follows :There is a negative statistical correlation between Phonological memory and the rapid naming of letters and objects in the male and female sample, Gender differences in: The fast naming of letters and objects for females, Gender differences in: Phonological memory for males, There are differences between Kuwaitis and Egyptians in: The fast naming of letters and objects for the Egyptians. There are differences between Kuwaitis and Egyptians in: Phonological memory for Kuwaitis. The rapid naming of letters and objects has contributed to the prediction of Phonological memory in sample.
 
 

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