The effectiveness of the program to improve pragmatic language deficiencies in children with specific language Impairment

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The current research aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a training program at improving pragmatic language deficiencies in children with SLI. The research sample consisted of (10) children with specific language disorder, and their ages ranged from 5 to 7, with an average age of (5.80) years. The following tools were used in the study: The Raven's Progressive Matrices (translated by Amina Kazem et al., 2005); the pragmatic language disorder diagnosis scale for children (Prepared by Abdul Aziz Al-Shakhas, Mahmoud Al-Tantawi, and Reza Khairy, 2015); the SLI Scale (Prepared by Abdul Aziz Al-Shakhas, Muhammad Abdo Hosseini, and Zainab Reda, 2018); and the training program (Prepared by the researcher). The results of the research study showed the effectiveness of the program at improving pragmatic language in children with SLI, as well as enhancing the ability of children to use grammar correctly within the social context. The study recommended researchers to conduct more research studies on improving pragmatic language in treating specific language disorder; to conduct training programs for children with specific language disorder; and to organize training programs that provide the new methods and techniques for dealing with children with SLI.

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