Effectiveness of Cognitive Rehabilitation Program Based on Optimal cognitive burden in self-regulation and academic achievement in children with special learning disorders

Background: the present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the cognitive rehabilitation program based on optimal cognitive load in self-regulation and academic achievement in children with special learning disorders.method: this quasi-experimental applied research was conducted based on a pre-test-post-test control group design with a follow-up period .the statistical population of this study included all children aged 8-10 years with symptoms of special learning disorder who were referred to public learning disorders centers in tehran in the academic year 2019-2020. to this end, 25 subjects were selected by the available sampling method and randomly assigned to two groups of experimental and control. data were collected using the second learning disorder assessment scale (ldes-r2), mccarney & armwood (2007), wechsler children's intelligence scale (wisc-iv), and novak and clayton's self-regulation questionnaire (2001).results: based on the results of the multivariate covariance analysis test, the cognitive rehabilitation program affected academic self-regulation, its cognitive, behavioral, and emotional components, as well as academic performance, in students with special learning disorders.conclusion: as evidenced by the results of this study, it can be concluded that cognitive rehabilitation program can be used as a suitable method to promote self-regulation and academic performance of students.