A Comparison of the Effectiveness of the Captain’s Log Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation Package and the CogniPlus Cognitive Rehabilitation Software on Visual Perception and Reading Efficiency in Primary School Boys with Dyslexia

Shima  Mostafaei; Marzieh  Gholami Tooranposhti; Tahereh  Ranjbaripour; Bita  Nasrollahi

Authors

Shima Mostafaei Department of Psychology, SR.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9435-4507
Marzieh Gholami Tooranposhti Department of Psychology, ShB.C., Islamic Azad University, Shahr Babak, Iran Corresponding author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3644-8782
Tahereh Ranjbaripour Department of Health Psychology, Ka.C., Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9191-4080
Bita Nasrollahi Department of Psychology, SR.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1102-7001

Keywords:

Dyslexia, Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation, Captain’s Log, CogniPlus, Visual Perception, Reading Efficiency, Executive Functions

Abstract

Purpose: The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the Captain’s Log computerized cognitive rehabilitation package and the CogniPlus cognitive rehabilitation software on visual perception and reading efficiency in primary school boys with dyslexia.

Methods and Materials: This research employed a quantitative, applied, quasi-experimental design with a pretest–posttest control group structure and a two-month follow-up. The statistical population included all primary school boys diagnosed with dyslexia who attended learning disorder centers in Tehran during the 2024–2025 academic year. Using purposive sampling and inclusion/exclusion criteria, 45 students were selected and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (Captain’s Log, n = 15; CogniPlus, n = 15) and one control group (n = 15). The experimental groups participated in 15 sessions of computerized cognitive rehabilitation, while the control group received no intervention. Data were collected using the Reading and Dyslexia Diagnostic Test and the Test of Visual Perceptual Skills–Revised (TVPS-R). Data were analyzed using mixed-design ANOVA with Greenhouse–Geisser correction and Bonferroni post hoc tests.

Findings: Mixed ANOVA results revealed significant time and time × group interaction effects for visual discrimination, visual memory, visual-spatial relations, visual constancy, and most reading efficiency components (p < .05). Both experimental groups demonstrated significantly greater improvements than the control group in word reading, word chains, rhyme, text comprehension, word comprehension, phoneme deletion, nonword reading, letter fluency, and category fluency (p < .05), with moderate to large effect sizes. No significant differences were observed between the two experimental groups on most variables, except for visual-spatial relations, where Captain’s Log showed a significantly greater improvement (p < .05).

Conclusion: The findings indicate that both Captain’s Log and CogniPlus computerized cognitive rehabilitation programs are effective in improving visual perception and reading efficiency in primary school boys with dyslexia.

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