Maryam Kaboli - PhD in Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
Parvin Kadivar - Department of Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

Background :The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation program based on optimal cognitive load on self-regulation and academic achievement in children with special learning disorder. Method :The research method was applied in terms of purpose and And in terms of the nature of the data, the quasi-experimental design was a pre-test-post-test with the control group with the follow-up period.The statistical population of this study included all children aged ۱۰-۸ years with symptoms of special learning disorder who had referred to public learning disorders centers in Tehran in the academic year ۲۰۱۹-۲۰۲۰. For this purpose, a sample of ۲۵ subjects were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups.Data were collected using the Second Learning Disorder Assessment Scale (LDES-R۲), McCarney & Armwood (۲۰۰۷), Wechsler Children's Intelligence Scale (WISC-IV), and Novak and Clayton's Self-Regulation Questionnaire (۲۰۰۱). Results :Multivariate Covariance analysis test was used to analyze the data, the results showed that cognitive rehabilitation program has an effect on academic self-regulation and its cognitive, behavioral and emotional components and academic performance of students with special learning disorder.Conclusion: Based on the findings 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.

Cognitive rehabilitation, achievement, Self-regulatory, cognitive load