Saadi Garavand - Department of English Language and Linguistics, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran
Tayyebeh Khoshbakht - Department of English Language and Linguistics, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran
Akbar Azizifar - University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Ilam, Iran
Shahram Welidi - Department of English Language and Linguistics, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran

This experimental study aimed at discovering the impact of Metacognitive Intervention Program instruction on the reading advancement of Iranian dyslexic primary school learners. The participants consisted of ۳۲ male and female, grade three primary school students, with the age range of ۸ to ۱۱ years and ۹۰ to ۱۱۰ IQ average. They were selected through convenient sampling and divided into two control and experimental groups of equal size. Then, the experimental group was exposed to the Metacognitive Intervention Program instruction for ۱۰ weeks. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and Dyslexia and Reading (NEMA) tests were used as instruments.  To evaluate the participants’ reading progress, a pre-test and a post-test (NEMA) were conducted. The results of covariance analysis showed that the employed program was effective in the reading comprehension development of the participants. The findings of this study suggest that primary school instructors need to think more about using the Metacognitive Intervention Program instruction on different steps of reading comprehension and do more effective activities to assist students in removing their reading difficulties.    

Dyslexic primary school learners, Metacognitive intervention teaching, Reading development