Investigating the effectiveness of music education on written language ability, sustained attention, and response inhibition of students with writing disabilities

Vaezi, Marjan; Moradi, Shahab; Moazedian, Ameneh

doi:10.22098/jld.2025.16666.2233

Investigating the effectiveness of music education on written language ability, sustained attention, and response inhibition of students with writing disabilities

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ PhD student in Educational Psychology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran

10.22098/jld.2025.16666.2233

Abstract

Objective: Learning disabilities are one of the most important problems of students. It is important to find optimal, engaging, and different ways to solve their learning problems. In this study, the effectiveness of music education on written language disorder and executive functions of sustained attention and response inhibition of students with learning disabilities in written language was investigated.
Methods: The research design was experimental, with pre- and post-tests with a control group. The statistical population was all third-grade elementary school students with learning disabilities in Tehran in the first half of the academic year 1403-1404. The sample included 30 students with learning disabilities in two groups of 15, experimental and control, who were selected by purposive sampling. To collect data, the third-grade elementary written language assessment test by Moradi et al. (2017) and the PLUS+IVA continuous visual-auditory performance test were used. The data were analyzed with spss23 software and multivariate analysis of covariance.
Results: The findings showed that music training significantly increased written language ability and executive function, sustained attention, and response inhibition in the experimental group compared to the control group (P<0.01).
Conclusion: According to the results obtained, music education can be used as an effective method to improve learning disabilities and executive functions of sustained attention and response inhibition in students with learning disabilities.

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